Steven Biko Quotes About South Africa

Quotes about: South Africa

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

  Steven Biko

  Time, Faces, Black Consciousness

  "I Write What I Like (White Racism and Black Consciousness)". Book by Steven Biko, 1978.

• At the time of his death, Biko had a wife and three children for which he left a letter that stated in one part: “I've devoted my life to see equality for blacks, and at the same time, I've denied the needs of my family. Please understand that I take these actions, not out of selfishness or arrogance, but to preserve a South Africa worth living in for blacks and whites.

  Steven Biko

  Children, Wife, Arrogance

• We have set out on a quest for true humanity, and somewhere on the distant horizon we can see the glittering prize. Let us march forth with courage and determination, drawing strength from our common plight and our brotherhood [and sisterhood]. In time we shall be in a position to bestow upon South Africa the greatest gift possible--a more human face

  Steven Biko

  Determination, Sisterhood, Drawing

• WOMEN must be at the forefront of nation-building to bring the South African citizenry together and, therefore, develop a whole new ethos of human co-existence

  Steven Biko

  Ethos, Together, Building

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