Author: Steven Biko

Quotes

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

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

- Steven Biko

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

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

- Steven Biko

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

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

- Steven Biko

In time, we shall be in a position to bestow on South Africa the greatest possible gift - a more human face.

In time, we shall be in a position to bestow on South Africa the greatest possible gift - a more human face.

- Steven Biko

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.

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.

- Steven Biko

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.

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.

- Steven Biko

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.

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.

- Steven Biko

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