To me, David Astor was a freedom fighter. To me, he wasn't just a journalist; he was a freedom fighter.
Interpretation
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela viewed David Astor as a significant advocate for freedom rather than merely a journalist.
In this quote, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela emphasizes the profound impact that David Astor had as a journalist who fought for freedom and equality. She suggests that true journalism goes beyond reporting facts and extends into the realm of activism, where individuals use their voices and platforms to challenge oppression and advocate for human rights.
In practice
In a speech about the role of media in social justice movements, one might quote Winnie Madikizela-Mandela to highlight the importance of journalistic integrity.
In the normal course of things, journalists want their story, and as soon as they are through with it, they pack their cameras and go. That was never the impression that David Astor gave when you were interviewed by him. It was far deeper than that.
One of the greatest things I fear is letting down my people. I wouldn't live with that type of conscience, of having let down my people after they've been brutalized for so long.
I wanted to be a doctor at some point, and I was always bringing home strays from school: people who were too poor to pay fees or have food. My parents never rebuked me or told me that they were hard-pressed, too.
We shall liberate our country.
I learned to deal with the police... to be tough... to survive.
I am not sorry. I will never be sorry. I would do everything I did again if I had to. Everything.
As a feminist of Egyptian and Muslim descent, my life's work has been informed by the belief that religion and culture must never be used to justify the subjugation of women.
The soldier who gropes for glory must submit himself to discipline. Subordination gives strength and security to an army. He that will not submit to it when corrected and improved by the experience of ages does not deserve the proud appellation of a soldier.
Blessed is the match consumed in kindling flame Blessed is the flame that burns in the secret fastness of the heart
In just one year in Bosnia, thirty of my colleagues died. There is a little Somme waiting for all innocent journalists.
There were worse things than death, as she'd discovered. Sometimes living took far more courage. Facing another day. Enduring. Those things took strength. Far more than dying.
The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.
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