--- title: "15 Continents Quotes By Thabo Mbeki" description: "15 Continents quotes by Thabo Mbeki. Plus more from Thabo Mbeki and more Continents sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26d/thabo-mbeki-2259_continent_we-would-continue-to-handle-our-relation_1212205.png" --- > [We would continue to handle our relations with the rest of the Continent with that kind of sensitivity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/we-would-continue-to-handle-our-relations-with-the-rest-of-the/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26d/thabo-mbeki-2259_continent_we-would-continue-to-handle-our-relation_1212205.png) > [Those who oppressed us described us as the Dark Continent!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/those-who-oppressed-us-described-us-as-the-dark-continent/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/387/thabo-mbeki-2259_continents_those-who-oppressed-us-described-us-as-t_1744125.png) > [I think the Internet is absolutely extraordinary. It's very, very useful and I think one of the things we've got to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/i-think-the-internet-is-absolutely-extraordinary-it-s-very-very/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63d/thabo-mbeki-2259_african-continent_i-think-the-internet-is-absolutely-extra_2229785.png) > [We will continue to count on your unwavering support and commitment to working with leaders of our continent in bringing about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/we-will-continue-to-count-on-your-unwavering-support-and-commitment/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13a/thabo-mbeki-2259_africa_we-will-continue-to-count-on-your-unwave_2519151.png) > [Certainly the Government has tried to handle the matter of our relations with the rest of the Continent in a very sensitive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/certainly-the-government-has-tried-to-handle-the-matter-of-our/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/008/thabo-mbeki-2259_continents_certainly-the-government-has-tried-to-ha_2388243.png) > [I don't think there would be many examples of South Africa pushing its weight around the African Continent. I don't think the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/i-don-t-think-there-would-be-many-examples-of-south-africa-pushing/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/thabo-mbeki-2259_africa_i-don-t-think-there-would-be-many-exampl_2785803.jpg) > [As Africans, we need to share common recognition that all of us stand to lose if we fail to transform our continent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/as-africans-we-need-to-share-common-recognition-that-all-of-us-stand/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/609/thabo-mbeki-2259_africans_as-africans-we-need-to-share-common-reco_63892.png) > [I am sure that it wouldn’t be in the long-term interests of China which would continue to depend on these African resources…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/i-am-sure-that-it-wouldn-t-be-in-the-long-term-interests-of-china/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bc/thabo-mbeki-2259_african_i-am-sure-that-it-wouldn-t-be-in-the-lon_367632.png) > [Read a textbook. It will tell you. These are the things for instance on the African continent that will contribute to immune…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/read-a-textbook-it-will-tell-you-these-are-the-things-for-instance-on/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfd/thabo-mbeki-2259_african-continent_read-a-textbook-it-will-tell-you-these-a_3111547.png) > [It is quite easy to understand what China would need from the African continent with regards to its own economy, raw materials,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/it-is-quite-easy-to-understand-what-china-would-need-from-the-african/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/022/thabo-mbeki-2259_african-continent_it-is-quite-easy-to-understand-what-chin_769981.png) > [The concern around probable questions, which in a sense have been hidden, will grow around the world and the matter is critical,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/the-concern-around-probable-questions-which-in-a-sense-have-been/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56d/thabo-mbeki-2259_around-the-world_the-concern-around-probable-questions-wh_863136.jpg) > [What moved us was not so much what would it do for South Africa, but there has been a great keenness on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/what-moved-us-was-not-so-much-what-would-it-do-for-south-africa-but/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58c/thabo-mbeki-2259_add_what-moved-us-was-not-so-much-what-would_1076668.jpg) > [I must say that, in the first instance, we got the request from many African countries who said, look, you people had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/i-must-say-that-in-the-first-instance-we-got-the-request-from-many/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/689/thabo-mbeki-2259_continents_i-must-say-that-in-the-first-instance-we_3101743.jpg) > [China surely must be interested in a more stable, non-antagonistic relationship with the African continent precisely because of its own needs. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/china-surely-must-be-interested-in-a-more-stable-non-antagonistic/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e4/thabo-mbeki-2259_african-continent_china-surely-must-be-interested-in-a-mor_1783909.png) > [You cannot just depend on the market, because the market will say: China needs oil; China needs coal; China needs whatever, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/you-cannot-just-depend-on-the-market-because-the-market-will-say/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f34/thabo-mbeki-2259_abundance_you-cannot-just-depend-on-the-market-bec_1567617.jpg) ## Other authors on Continents ## More by Thabo Mbeki > [We should never become despondent because the weather is bad, nor should we turn triumphalist because the sun shines.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/we-should-never-become-despondent-because-the-weather-is-bad-nor/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) > [That surely must be a concern to anyone who decides this drug must be given to stop transmissions, again from mother to child, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/that-surely-must-be-a-concern-to-anyone-who-decides-this-drug-must-be/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) > [We are not being arrogant or complacent when we are said that our country, as a united nation, has never in its entire history,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/we-are-not-being-arrogant-or-complacent-when-we-are-said-that-our/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) > [I think that probably the most important thing about our education was that it taught us to question even those things we thought we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/i-think-that-probably-the-most-important-thing-about-our-education/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) > [What we are saying is that we need to consolidate the capacity to lend support. Because, one of the problems that's mentioned with regard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/what-we-are-saying-is-that-we-need-to-consolidate-the-capacity-to/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) > [I say that why don't we bring all points of view. Sit around a table and discuss this evidence, and produce evidence as it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/i-say-that-why-don-t-we-bring-all-points-of-view-sit-around-a-table/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) > [As Africans, we need to share common recognition that all of us stand to lose if we fail to transform our continent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/as-africans-we-need-to-share-common-recognition-that-all-of-us-stand/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) > [I think you're a much happier person if you say 'Even if I get involved in politics, I'm only doing so in order to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/i-think-you-re-a-much-happier-person-if-you-say-even-if-i-get/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) > [I must say, with regard to Equatorial Guinea, the Government of Equatorial Guinea, as soon as they had arrested these people, sent a delegation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/i-must-say-with-regard-to-equatorial-guinea-the-government-of/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) > [We are in the process of negotiating an agreement with the United States. We will be negotiating agreements with India and China. We are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/we-are-in-the-process-of-negotiating-an-agreement-with-the-united/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) > [“Her work sought to challenge all of us critically to reflect on the things we find comfort in believing without question.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/her-work-sought-to-challenge-all-of-us-critically-to-reflect-on-the/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) > [Of course we run a very open economy, and therefore what happens in the rest of the world, in economic terms, obviously has an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/of-course-we-run-a-very-open-economy-and-therefore-what-happens-in/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) > [Part of the issue around communal land, which became a matter of controversy, is that we are saying that this land must go back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/part-of-the-issue-around-communal-land-which-became-a-matter-of/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) > [Historically during the years of the White minority regimes, the State, the national Government held this land in trust for these communities. We said,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/historically-during-the-years-of-the-white-minority-regimes-the-state/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) > [We want the National Intelligence, we want the Police, we want the Scorpions, any other institutions, the tax people, and so on, the totality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/we-want-the-national-intelligence-we-want-the-police-we-want-the/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/continents/thabo-mbeki/#itemlist", "name": "15 Continents Quotes By Thabo Mbeki", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We would continue to handle our relations with the rest of the Continent with that kind of sensitivity.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Thabo Mbeki" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/we-would-continue-to-handle-our-relations-with-the-rest-of-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26d/thabo-mbeki-2259_continent_we-would-continue-to-handle-our-relation_1212205.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26d/thabo-mbeki-2259_continent_we-would-continue-to-handle-our-relation_1212205.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26d/thabo-mbeki-2259_continent_we-would-continue-to-handle-our-relation_1212205.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We would continue to handle our relations with the rest of the Continent with that kind of sensitivity.” — Thabo Mbeki", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Those who oppressed us described us as the Dark Continent!", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Thabo Mbeki" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/those-who-oppressed-us-described-us-as-the-dark-continent/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/387/thabo-mbeki-2259_continents_those-who-oppressed-us-described-us-as-t_1744125.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/387/thabo-mbeki-2259_continents_those-who-oppressed-us-described-us-as-t_1744125.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/387/thabo-mbeki-2259_continents_those-who-oppressed-us-described-us-as-t_1744125.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Those who oppressed us described us as the Dark Continent!” — Thabo Mbeki", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think the Internet is absolutely extraordinary. 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It will tell you. These are the things for instance on the African continent that will contribute to immune deficiency, various tropical diseases because of poor infrastructure, general levels of poverty don’t get treated. Syphilis untreated or not properly treated, which as it happens is a big problem as I hear, gets treated, the symptoms disappear but in fact… it … that impacts on the immune system. 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