Helen Suzman
Helen Suzman
Helen Suzman, DBEwas a liberal South African anti-apartheid activist and politician...
NationalitySouth African
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth7 November 1917
people
I don't think we will ever go the way of Zimbabwe, but people are concerned.
opponents people
I represent all the enlightened people in this country, and that's a fine thing to be able to do. It infuriates my opponents when I say this, but it is true.
communist party quite shows tool
Tool of Communist agitators... it's really a joke, isn't it? Because, quite clearly, we are a party of real moderates. It just shows how little they understand.
entirely future whites
I am hopeful about any future for whites in this country, but not entirely optimistic.
criticisms
For all my criticisms of the current system, it doesn't mean that I would like to return to the old one.
fighting opportunity simple
I stand for simple justice, equal opportunity and human rights. The indispensable elements in a democratic society - and well worth fighting for.
littles receiving nasty
I am provocative, and I admit this. It isn't as if I'm only on the receiving end, a poor, frail little creature. I can be thoroughly nasty when I get going, and I don't pull my punches.
answers south-africa south
It is not my questions that embarrass South Africa – it is your answers.
years law people
The employment laws are completely unrealistic. You cannot overcome that in only 10 years. It will take at least another generation before young people are properly qualified.
fans action used
I used to be a fan of proportional representation, but I am not at all now I have seen it in action.
home government years
Perhaps the one comforting thought I got out of this whole disgusting affair was that over the years when the government was tapping my telephone, it must certainly have heard some home truths from me about themselves, often couched in good Anglo-Saxon terms.
civilization white skins
[To the South African parliament:] I do not know why we equate - and with the examples before us - a white skin with civilization.
jobs white people
It is increasingly hard for young white people to find jobs, and I can understand why white parents are worried about the future.
moderation extremist moderates
The immediate present belongs to the extremists, but the future belongs to the moderates.