Quote by Steve Biko
The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind o

The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed. – Steve Biko

Other quotes by Steve Biko

Whites must be made to realize that they are only human, not superior. Same with blacks. They must be made to realize that they are also human, not inferior. – Steve Biko

Category:
Racism
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The power of a movement lies in the fact that it can indeed change the habits of people. This change is not the result of force but of dedication, of moral persuasion. – Steve Biko

Category:
Reason
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Other Quotes from
Oppression
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Nature in darkness groans and men are bound to sullen contemplation in the night: restless they turn on beds of sorrow; in their inmost brain feeling the crushing wheels, they rise, they write the bitter words of stern philosophy and knead the bread of knowledge with tears and groans. – William Blake

Category:
Oppression

Everybody knows there is no fineness or accuracy of suppression; if you hold down one thing, you hold down the adjoining. – Saul Bellow

Category:
Oppression

We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again. – Nathanael Greene

Category:
Oppression

When there is oppression, the only self-respecting thing is to rise and say this shall cease today, because my right is justice. If you are stronger, you have to help the weaker boy or girl both in play and in the work. – Sarojini Naidu

Category:
Oppression

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Till last by Philips farm I flow
To join the brimming river,
For men may come and men may go,
But I go on for ever. – Alfred Lord Tennyson

Category:
Rivers

Martyrdom does not end something, it only a beginning. – Indira Gandhi

The way to get good ideas is to get lots of ideas, and throw the bad ones away. – Linus Pauling

Category:
Ideas

It goes against the grain of modern education to teach students to program. What fun is there to making plans, acquiring discipline, organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail, and learning to be self critical. – Alan Perlis

Category:
Education