In his own words
ON BLACK ATTITUDES
The black man has got no ill intentions for the white man. The black man is only incensed at the white man to the extend that he wants to entrench himself in a position of power to exploit the black man. But beyond that, nothing more.
The claim by whites of monopoly on comfort and security has always been so exclusive that blacks see whites as the major obstacle in their progress towards peace, prosperity and a sane society.
ON POLICE
I only understood one form of dealing with police, and that's to be as unhelpful as possible.
ON LABOUR
Cheap labour has helped to make South Africa what it is today.
The term black worker is a bit misleading because I think 90percent of blacks are workers. When you are talking about blacks you are talking about workers.
ON ECONOMIC ORDER
Our money from the townships takes a one-way journey to white shops and white banks, and all we do in our lives is pay the white man either with labour or in coin.
ON BLACKNESS
Being black is not a matter of pigmentation, being black is a reflection of a mental attitude.
STEVE BIKO VERBATIM ON BEING A BLACK PERSON
In his own words
ON BLACK ATTITUDES
The black man has got no ill intentions for the white man. The black man is only incensed at the white man to the extend that he wants to entrench himself in a position of power to exploit the black man. But beyond that, nothing more.
The claim by whites of monopoly on comfort and security has always been so exclusive that blacks see whites as the major obstacle in their progress towards peace, prosperity and a sane society.
ON POLICE
I only understood one form of dealing with police, and that's to be as unhelpful as possible.
ON LABOUR
Cheap labour has helped to make South Africa what it is today.
The term black worker is a bit misleading because I think 90percent of blacks are workers. When you are talking about blacks you are talking about workers.
ON ECONOMIC ORDER
Our money from the townships takes a one-way journey to white shops and white banks, and all we do in our lives is pay the white man either with labour or in coin.
ON BLACKNESS
Being black is not a matter of pigmentation, being black is a reflection of a mental attitude.
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