Helen Suzman
Helen Suzman
Helen Suzman, DBEwas a liberal South African anti-apartheid activist and politician...
NationalitySouth African
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth7 November 1917
embarrassing-questions answers embarrassing
It is the answers, not the questions, that are embarrassing.
answers south-africa south
It is not my questions that embarrass South Africa – it is your answers.
ask life possible questions today
That's my life in there. It would never be possible today to ask as many questions as I did.
criticisms
For all my criticisms of the current system, it doesn't mean that I would like to return to the old one.
entirely future whites
I am hopeful about any future for whites in this country, but not entirely optimistic.
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.
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.
people
I don't think we will ever go the way of Zimbabwe, but people are concerned.
sometimes conditions manage
Sometimes I manage to get conditions alleviated, often not.
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.
teach
When you teach, you learn.
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.
thinking impact america
I can say unequivocally that the boycott does not work. It's never complete enough to have impact unless it's backed by force, and I don't think anybody in America seriously proposes that.
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.