Steven Biko's Quotes

A people without a positive history is like a vehicle without an engine.

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Black Consciousness is an attitude of the mind and a way of life, the most positive call to emanate from the black world for a long time.

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I would describe and I have described myself to people who ask as a freedom fighter.

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The revolutionary sees his task as liberation not only of the oppressed but also of the oppressor. Happiness can never truly exist in a state of tension.

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Black Consciousness seeks to infuse the black community with a new-found pride in themselves, their efforts, their value systems, their culture, their religion and their outlook to life.

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Being black is not a matter of pigmentation - being black is a reflection of a mental attitude.

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The press is largely directed at white society or the so-called electorate whose values are laced with racial prejudice against black people.

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It becomes more necessary to see the truth as it is if you realize that the only vehicle for change are these people who have lost their personality.

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Tradition has it that whenever a group of people has tasted the lovely fruits of wealth, security, and prestige, it begins to find it more comfortable to believe in the obvious lie and accept that it alone is entitled to privilege.

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