--- title: "1 Battering Quotes By Joe Slovo" description: "1 Battering quotes by Joe Slovo. Plus more from Joe Slovo and more Battering sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d65/joe-slovo-23476_battering_when-a-man-has-been-consistently-batteri_2051874.png" --- > [When a man has been consistently battering his wife, he shouldn't expect a bouquet of roses from her the morning after he promises to stop.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-slovo/when-a-man-has-been-consistently-battering-his-wife-he-shouldn-t/) [Joe Slovo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-slovo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d65/joe-slovo-23476_battering_when-a-man-has-been-consistently-batteri_2051874.png) ## More by Joe Slovo > [Therefore, our fight must primarily be a political mass struggle with revolutionary goals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-slovo/therefore-our-fight-must-primarily-be-a-political-mass-struggle-with/) [Joe Slovo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-slovo/) > [No matter what vision one has of South Africa, the first thing that must be done is to destroy racism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-slovo/no-matter-what-vision-one-has-of-south-africa-the-first-thing-that/) [Joe Slovo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-slovo/) > [The ANC, we believe, stands at the head of the whole liberation front, the whole Mass Democratic Movement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-slovo/the-anc-we-believe-stands-at-the-head-of-the-whole-liberation-front/) [Joe Slovo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-slovo/) > [Eventually, it is found out but it takes time especially in the conditions when communication is difficult, when the enemy is making it extremely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-slovo/eventually-it-is-found-out-but-it-takes-time-especially-in-the/) [Joe Slovo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-slovo/) > [No movement finding itself in this stage of struggle can operate by getting authority from the leading body of the political organs for even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-slovo/no-movement-finding-itself-in-this-stage-of-struggle-can-operate-by/) [Joe Slovo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-slovo/) > [One thing is obvious: Our policy, which is directed at making the country ungovernable, has started to bear fruit. The process that has been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-slovo/one-thing-is-obvious-our-policy-which-is-directed-at-making-the/) [Joe Slovo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-slovo/) > [Reality shows that, contrary to other countries in southern Africa, we have no basis for a classical guerilla struggle. We have never had a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-slovo/reality-shows-that-contrary-to-other-countries-in-southern-africa-we/) [Joe Slovo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-slovo/) > [Some may seek revenge, but this is not our policy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-slovo/some-may-seek-revenge-but-this-is-not-our-policy/) [Joe Slovo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-slovo/) > [Socialism is undoubtedly in the throes of a crisis greater than at any time since 1917. The last half of 1989 saw the dramatic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-slovo/socialism-is-undoubtedly-in-the-throes-of-a-crisis-greater-than-at/) [Joe Slovo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-slovo/) > [I think it is tragic that a situation should arise where civilians on any side are killed. But it is almost a cliche to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-slovo/i-think-it-is-tragic-that-a-situation-should-arise-where-civilians-on/) [Joe Slovo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-slovo/) > [It has been demonstrated that no system, not even the most inhuman, can continue to exist without an ideology.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-slovo/it-has-been-demonstrated-that-no-system-not-even-the-most-inhuman-can/) [Joe Slovo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-slovo/) > [But as you say, the fundamental stumbling block is the question of the future of the economy. And it's not just the sort of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-slovo/but-as-you-say-the-fundamental-stumbling-block-is-the-question-of-the/) [Joe Slovo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-slovo/) > [You can't go to a negotiating table pointing a gun, but you've got to keep it over your shoulder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-slovo/you-can-t-go-to-a-negotiating-table-pointing-a-gun-but-you-ve-got-to/) [Joe Slovo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-slovo/) > [ I think a legitimate target is the enemy and \[the\] enemy is basically in uniform, but not all \[are\] in Uniform. For example in… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-slovo/i-think-a-legitimate-target-is-the-enemy-and-the-enemy-is-basically/) [Joe Slovo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-slovo/) > [On the other hand, one factor helps us that no other liberation struggle in this region could count on - our liberation front is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-slovo/on-the-other-hand-one-factor-helps-us-that-no-other-liberation/) [Joe Slovo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-slovo/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/battering/joe-slovo/#itemlist", "name": "1 Battering Quotes By Joe Slovo", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When a man has been consistently battering his wife, he shouldn't expect a bouquet of roses from her the morning after he promises to stop.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joe Slovo" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-slovo/when-a-man-has-been-consistently-battering-his-wife-he-shouldn-t/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d65/joe-slovo-23476_battering_when-a-man-has-been-consistently-batteri_2051874.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d65/joe-slovo-23476_battering_when-a-man-has-been-consistently-batteri_2051874.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d65/joe-slovo-23476_battering_when-a-man-has-been-consistently-batteri_2051874.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When a man has been consistently battering his wife, he shouldn't expect a bouquet of roses from her the…” — Joe Slovo", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/battering/joe-slovo/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/battering/joe-slovo/", "name": "Battering Quotes by Joe Slovo", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/battering/joe-slovo/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d65/joe-slovo-23476_battering_when-a-man-has-been-consistently-batteri_2051874.png" }, "description": "1 Battering quotes by Joe Slovo. 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