Quote of the day
In short, is not liberty the freedom of every person to make full use of his faculties, so long as he does not harm other persons while doing so?
Mamphela Ramphele
Born: December 28, 1947 (age 77)
Bio: Mamphela Aletta Ramphele is a South African politician, a former activist against apartheid, a medical doctor, an academic and businesswoman. She was a partner of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, with whom she had two children.
Known for:
- Conversations with My Sons and Daughters (2012)
- A Passion for Freedom (2013)
- Across boundaries (1996)
- A bed called home (1993)
- Laying ghosts to rest (2008)