Steven Biko

The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed. ↗

— Steven Biko

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

— Steven Biko

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So as a prelude whites must be made to realise that they are only human, not superior. Same with Blacks. They must be made to realise that they are also human, not inferior. ↗

— Steven Biko

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You are either alive and proud or you are dead, and when you are dead, you can't care anyway. ↗

— Steven Biko

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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. ↗

— Steven Biko

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The basic tenet of black consciousness is that the black man must reject all value systems that seek to make him a foreigner in the country of his birth and reduce his basic human dignity. ↗

— Steven Biko

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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. ↗

— Steven Biko

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

— Steven Biko

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Black man, you are on your own. ↗

— Steven Biko

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