Quotes by Beyers Naudé

About Beyers Naudé:

Christiaan Frederick Beyers Naudé was a South African cleric, theologian and the leading Afrikaner anti-apartheid activist. He was known simply as Beyers Naudé, or more colloquially, Oom Bey (Afrikaans, Uncle Bey).
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You can never be fully human unless you've discovered the humanity in other human beings. Don't close your eyes to the injustices of your own country by trying to solve the injustices of another country. That's an evasion of Christian responsibility.

Beyers Naudé

Author Bio

  • NameBeyers Naudé
  • DescriptionSouth African anti-apartheid activist
  • BornMay 10, 1915
  • DiedSeptember 7, 2004
  • CountrySouth Africa
  • ProfessionMinister; Theologian
  • AwardsOrder Of Merit Of The Federal Republic Of Germany; Bruno Kreisky Award; Four Freedoms Award - Freedom Of Worship; Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award