Ian Smith Quotes

• Let me say it again, I don’t believe in black majority rule ever in Rhodesia. Not in a thousand years.

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• We have the happiest Africans in the world.

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• Everything we did was criticized. For about thirty years we lived with the world against us, accusing us of things we didn’t do!

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• I would say colonialism is a wonderful thing. It spread civilization to Africa. Before it they had no written language, no wheel as we know it, no schools, no hospitals, not even normal clothing.

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  Tags in Wonderful, Language, Civilization

• The only violence was when these so-called ‘freedom fighters’ terrorized the poor Africans in the villages… They were told what to do and who to support.

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  Tags in Support, Freedom

• I always try to be reasonable and effective.

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• Freedom. And Justice. If you have those two, it covers everything. You must stick to those principles and have the courage of your convictions.

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• Poor air quality, which can be influenced by a variety of fumes, chemicals and allergens, is arguably the leading cause of triggers for most asthmatics in urban areas.

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  Tags in Quality, Poor, Influenced, Area

• Declaring independence was the most traumatic decision I had to live up to. Because I didn’t want to do it.

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  Tags in Independence, Live

• Every human being makes mistakes.

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• The risk from viruses is an unanswered question – and it won’t be answered until you have had organs transplanted into humans over many years.

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  Tags in Humans, Question

• If my children were hungry I should think I would steal to feed them.

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Ian Smith (12)

Birth:	8th April, 1919
Death:	20th November, 2007
Nationality:	Rhodesian
Profession:	Politician

About

Ian Douglas Smith was a politician, farmer and fighter pilot who served as Prime Minister of Rhodesia from 1964 to 1979. His country's first native-born premier, he led the mostly white minority government that unilaterally declared independence from the United Kingdom in 1965, following prolonged dispute over the terms.

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• 1943 - Philip Norman Bredesen Jr.
• 1929 - Marilyn French
• 1952 - Lorna Luft
• 1844 - Ada Cambridge
• 1958 - Rickson Gracie

Deaths

• 2000 - Sir Cyril Astley Clarke
• 1996 - Mohammad Abdus Salam
• 1926 - Joseph McKenna
• 1959 - Max Baer
• 1969 - Norman Lindsay