Quotes by Joe Slovo

About Joe Slovo:

Joe Slovo was a South African politician, an opponent of the apartheid system. He was a long-time leader of the South African Communist Party (SACP), a leading member of the African National Congress (ANC), and a commander of the ANC's military wing Umkhonto we Sizwe.
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We need to respond to the mood of the people - that we must take the lives of the other side as well.

Joe Slovo

You can't go to a negotiating table pointing a gun, but you've got to keep it over your shoulder.

Joe Slovo

Socialism is undoubtedly in the throes of a crisis greater than at any time since 1917. The last half of 1989 saw the dramatic collapse of most of the communist party governments of Eastern Europe.

Joe Slovo

We believe the currently one cannot speak of a revolutionary situation, just as there is no concrete possibilities of an immediate and comprehensive assumption of power by the people.

Joe Slovo

When a man has been consistently battering his wife, he shouldn't expect a bouquet of roses from her the morning after he promises to stop.

Joe Slovo

Author Bio

  • NameJoe Slovo
  • DescriptionSouth African politician
  • BornMay 23, 1926
  • DiedJanuary 6, 1995
  • CountrySouth Africa
  • ProfessionPolitician