Casey,
Thank you for your input on Steven Biko. You were correct. I at least, had no idea who he was. It sounds as though incarceration and death did not reduce his power, nor his conviction. We are all in need of ideals. I've added him to my list.
Roni
-----Original Message-----
From: Casey Maniscalco <casey@deas.harvard.edu>
To: virus@lucifer.com <virus@lucifer.com>
Date: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 1:54 PM
Subject: Re: virus: Socrates
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>KMO,
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>you've quoted one of the most important figures on civil
>liberties---not enough people remember who Steven Biko was.
>Perhaps, for those uninformed, we should let them in on the facts.
>
>Steven Biko, like Nelson Mandela, was imprisoned by the Afrikaaner
>government of South Africa during the 1970's. He was arrested for his
>belief that all men/women were created equal. And unfortunately, he was
>killed in his captivity for those beliefs. But, as history has shown, his
>message was not forgotten or left unheard. Because, without people
>like Biko and Mandela, South Africa would still be under Afrikaaner
>rule. May those who feel oppressed continue to strive for the freedoms
>they deserve.
>
>I hope this has enlightened a few...and hopefully, encourage others to
>find out more about him.
>
>later,
>Casey
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>
> On Tue, 4 May 1999, Rhonda Chapman wrote:
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>> KMO wrote:
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>> >"The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor, is the mind of
the
>> >oppressed."
>> >
>> > -Steve Biko
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>> To that I would add one of my own personal "laws of power":
>> He who most strongly believes he has the power, has the power.
>>
>> Roni
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