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

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Source : "White Racism and Black Consciousness" (paper presented at workshop sponsored by Abe Bailey Institute of Interracial Studies),Cape Town, South Africa, Jan. 1971

Steven Biko

#Historical Quotes #Mind Quotes #Weapons Quotes

“I learned two basic lessons on Everest. First, just because something has worked in the past does not mean it will work today. Second, different challenges require different mindsets.”
“You find a way to work with people you have more in common with.”
“I have two mini huskies called Woody Guthrie and Edison Guthrie.”
“Communication is the transfer of emotion.”
“I've always had an involved imagination.”
“So you wound up with Apollo/If he's sometimes hard to swallow/Use this.”
“Death is like an arrow that is already in flight, and your life lasts only until it reaches you.”
“Pleasure was a siren, luring her to experience more”

Source : Linda Howard, Geralyn Dawson, Jillian Hunter, Miranda Jarrett, Mariah Stewart (1999). “Under The Boardwalk: A Dazzling Collection Of All New Summertime Love Stories”, p.40, Simon and Schuster

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