Mamphela Ramphele

Quotes

• “"Our diversity should be seen as a strength, not a weakness."”
• “"Attitudes toward other creatures is conditioned by one's level of security within the universe."”
• “"True liberation comes not only from political freedom but also from economic and social justice."”
• ““We carry scars in our minds and bodies as toxins. Our failure to sit together and acknowledge to one another the wounds and pain of our divided past is undermining our humanity.” Quotes of the day May 2023”
• ““South Africa does not have a poverty problem. Poverty is a result of denialism of the way corruption taxes poor people, the inefficiencies that undermine poor people’s opportunities and our refusal to admit that we are part of the problem.“ Quotes of the day Jan 2023”
• “"The double jeopardy of being black and female in a racist and sexist society may well make one less afraid of the sanctions against success. A non-subservient black woman is by definition a transgressive she is the ultimate outsider."”

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