Steve Biko Quotes

Steve Biko (Anti-apartheid activist, 1946 – 1977). Below are 3 quotes by Steve Biko from QuotePlace, each as a portrait card.

Anti-apartheid activist · 1946 – 1977

South African activist who founded the Black Consciousness Movement; he died in police custody in 1977.

Quotes by Steve Biko

1.The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.

2.It is better to die for an idea that will live, than to live for an idea that will die.

3.Being black is not a matter of pigmentation — being black is a reflection of a mental attitude.

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

It is better to die for an idea that will live, than to live for an idea that will die.

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