Quotes by Helen Suzman

• 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.
• All these stories are grist to the mill of the government because they build up a very useful war psychosis.
• Debate is almost non-existent and no one is apparently accountable to anybody apart from their political party bosses. It is bad news for democracy in this country.
• For all my criticisms of the current system, it doesn't mean that I would like to return to the old one.
• I am provocative, and I admit this. It isn't as if I'm only on the receiving end, a poor, frail little creature. I can be thoroughly nasty when I get going, and I don't pull my punches.
• I don't think we will ever go the way of Zimbabwe, but people are concerned.
• 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.
• This country is armed to the teeth, and none of these African states could begin to attack South Africa.
• I am hopeful about any future for whites in this country, but not entirely optimistic.
• 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.
• I stand for simple justice, equal opportunity and human rights. The indispensable elements in a democratic society - and well worth fighting for.
• The employment laws are completely unrealistic. You cannot overcome that in only 10 years. It will take at least another generation before young people are properly qualified.
• That's my life in there. It would never be possible today to ask as many questions as I did.
• My own electorate, which I represented for 36 years as an anti-apartheid politician, had a considerable number of Jewish voters supporting me throughout my career.
• It is the answers, not the questions, that are embarrassing.
• I used to be a fan of proportional representation, but I am not at all now I have seen it in action.