Quotes of Joe Slovo - somelinesforyou

“ You can't go to a negotiating table pointing a gun, but you've got to keep it over your shoulder. ”

- Joe Slovo

“ Therefore, our fight must primarily be a political mass struggle with revolutionary goals. ”

- Joe Slovo

“ It has been demonstrated that no system, not even the most inhuman, can continue to exist without an ideology. ”

- Joe Slovo

“ It has been demonstrated that no system, not even the most inhuman, can continue to exist without an ideology. ”

- Joe Slovo

“ There are only two sorts of people in life you can trust — good Christians and good Communists. ”

- Joe Slovo

“ The ANC, we believe, stands at the head of the whole liberation front, the whole Mass Democratic Movement. ”

- Joe Slovo

“ Eventually, it is found out but it takes time especially in the conditions when communication is difficult, when the enemy is making it extremely awkward for information to come out, to go. ”

- Joe Slovo

“ Therefore, our fight must primarily be a political mass struggle with revolutionary goals. ”

- Joe Slovo

“ For example in the rural areas, our judgement is that virtually the whole farming community is part of the South African Defence Force. ”

- Joe Slovo

“ There are only two sorts of people in life you can trust — good Christians and good Communists. ”

- Joe Slovo

“ It has been demonstrated that no system, not even the most inhuman, can continue to exist without an ideology. ”

- Joe Slovo

“ There are only two sorts of people in life you can trust — good Christians and good Communists. ”

- Joe Slovo

“ There are only two sorts of people in life you can trust — good Christians and good Communists. ”

- Joe Slovo

“ For example in the rural areas, our judgement is that virtually the whole farming community is part of the South African Defence Force. ”

- Joe Slovo

“ As a result, ways out of the crisis are being intensively searched for at all levels - ways, which, however, aim at maintaining the whites' control over the country. ”

- Joe Slovo

“ Reality shows that, contrary to other countries in southern Africa, we have no basis for a classical guerilla struggle. We have never had a hinterland, and we do not expect to. ”

- Joe Slovo

“ We believe that armed struggle, together with civil disobedience and resistance, will continue to play a key role in our strategy. ”

- Joe Slovo

“ No matter what vision one has of South Africa, the first thing that must be done is to destroy racism. ”

- Joe Slovo

“ We believe that armed struggle, together with civil disobedience and resistance, will continue to play a key role in our strategy. ”

- Joe Slovo

“ One thing is obvious: Our policy, which is directed at making the country ungovernable, has started to bear fruit. The process that has been initiated is irreversible. ”

- Joe Slovo

“ Therefore, our fight must primarily be a political mass struggle with revolutionary goals. ”

- Joe Slovo

“ Therefore, our fight must primarily be a political mass struggle with revolutionary goals. ”

- Joe Slovo

“ Some may seek revenge, but this is not our policy. ”

- Joe Slovo

“ Some may seek revenge, but this is not our policy. ”

- Joe Slovo

“ You can't go to a negotiating table pointing a gun, but you've got to keep it over your shoulder. ”

- Joe Slovo

“ However, the combination of civil resistance, of large-scale mass activities and strikes, with a certain degree of revolutionary violence, could provoke a crisis in the enemy's camp that would ultimately lead to essential changes. ”

- Joe Slovo

“ Therefore, our fight must primarily be a political mass struggle with revolutionary goals. ”

- Joe Slovo

“ We believe the currently one cannot speak of a revolutionary situation, just as there is no concrete possibilities of an immediate and comprehensive assumption of power by the people. ”

- Joe Slovo

“ No matter what vision one has of South Africa, the first thing that must be done is to destroy racism. ”

- Joe Slovo

“ I think it is tragic that a situation should arise where civilians on any side are killed. But it is almost a cliche to say that it is virtually unavoidable and this isn't unique to us alone. ”

- Joe Slovo
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