P. W. Botha Quotes About South Africa

• The security and happiness of all minority groups in South Africa depend on the Afrikaner. Whether they are English- or German- or Portuguese- or Italian-speaking, or even Jewish-speaking, makes no difference.

  P. W. Botha

  Italian, Differences, Groups

  Sunday Times, November 5, 2006.

• I am one of those who believe that there is no permanent home for even a section of the Bantu in the white area of South Africa and the destiny of South Africa depends on this essential point. If the principle of permanent residence for the black man in the area of the white is accepted then it is the beginning of the end of civilisation as we know it in this country.

  P. W. Botha

  Country, Believe, Home

  The Guardian, February 7, 2006.

• The idea of an Afrikaner people as a cultural entity and religious group with a special language will be retained in South Africa as long as civilisation stands.

  P. W. Botha

  Religious, Ideas, Long

  "Dictionary of South African Quotations" by Jennifer Crwys-Williams, Penguin Books, (p. 11), 1994.

• There is only one element that can break the Afrikaner, and that is the Afrikaner himself. It is when the Afrikaner, like a baboonshot in the stomach, pulls out his own intestines. We must guard against that.

  P. W. Botha

  Broken, Elements, Break

• We do not want chaos in South Africa.

  P. W. Botha

  Want, Chaos, South

  Sunday Times, November 5, 2006.

• The free world wants to feed South Africa to the Red Crocodile [communism], to appease its hunger.

  P. W. Botha

  World, Want, Red

  "Dictionary of South African Quotations" by Jennifer Crwys-Williams, Penguin Books, (p. 90), 1994.

• Our history is responsible for the differences in the South African way of life.

  P. W. Botha

  Differences, Way, Responsible

  "Dictionary of South African Quotations" by Jennifer Crwys-Williams, Penguin Books, (p. 183), 1994.

• South Africa is not a jellyfish and is in many respects a swordfish.

  P. W. Botha

  Jellyfish, South, South Africa

  Sunday Times, November 5, 2006.

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