Helen Suzman
Helen Suzman
Helen Suzman, DBEwas a liberal South African anti-apartheid activist and politician...
NationalitySouth African
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth7 November 1917
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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.
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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.
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I am hopeful about any future for whites in this country, but not entirely optimistic.
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For all my criticisms of the current system, it doesn't mean that I would like to return to the old one.
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I stand for simple justice, equal opportunity and human rights. The indispensable elements in a democratic society - and well worth fighting for.
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It is not my questions that embarrass South Africa – it is your answers.
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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.
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I used to be a fan of proportional representation, but I am not at all now I have seen it in action.
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The immediate present belongs to the extremists, but the future belongs to the moderates.
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My own electorate, which I represented for 36 years as an anti-apartheid politician, had a considerable number of Jewish voters supporting me throughout my career.
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It is the answers, not the questions, that are embarrassing.