--- title: "16 Ifs Quotes By Thabo Mbeki" description: "16 Ifs quotes by Thabo Mbeki. Plus more from Thabo Mbeki and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ed/thabo-mbeki-2259_able_if-you-don-t-understand-history-you-will_1623583.png" --- > [If you don't understand history, you will not be able to deal with today's issues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/if-you-don-t-understand-history-you-will-not-be-able-to-deal-with/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ed/thabo-mbeki-2259_able_if-you-don-t-understand-history-you-will_1623583.png) > [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) > [With me, as a town clerk or city manager, there are certain things that I'm supposed to do - if I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/with-me-as-a-town-clerk-or-city-manager-there-are-certain-things-that/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/thabo-mbeki-2259_certain_with-me-as-a-town-clerk-or-city-manager_2924044.png) > [South Africa has faced many problems in the past. You would understand those problems if you understood the history of the struggle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/south-africa-has-faced-many-problems-in-the-past-you-would-understand/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/031/thabo-mbeki-2259_africa_south-africa-has-faced-many-problems-in_2580043.jpg) > [I am quite convinced that we need to increase the resources that go to municipalities if we want the municipalities to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/i-am-quite-convinced-that-we-need-to-increase-the-resources-that-go/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cc/thabo-mbeki-2259_avoided_i-am-quite-convinced-that-we-need-to-inc_2644006.jpg) > [There are black companies that are very active in the economy, that are growing and not on the basis of mergers and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/there-are-black-companies-that-are-very-active-in-the-economy-that/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae3/thabo-mbeki-2259_acquisition_there-are-black-companies-that-are-very_2260061.jpg) > [If you look at government policy generally, what government tries to do in all instances is to make sure that we take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/if-you-look-at-government-policy-generally-what-government-tries-to/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/047/thabo-mbeki-2259_care_if-you-look-at-government-policy-general_1672508.png) > [If we don't move forward with regard to creating a non-racial society in South Africa and we allow this legacy of apartheid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/if-we-don-t-move-forward-with-regard-to-creating-a-non-racial-society/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6a/thabo-mbeki-2259_apartheid_if-we-don-t-move-forward-with-regard-to_2659098.png) > [I would regret it if I'd failed at school and university, because if I had, I would have lacked the levels of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/i-would-regret-it-if-i-d-failed-at-school-and-university-because-if-i/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/218/thabo-mbeki-2259_building_i-would-regret-it-if-i-d-failed-at-schoo_2002853.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) > [I don't know why you should isolate women in this regard. If you have a traditional leader who says 'I am the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/i-don-t-know-why-you-should-isolate-women-in-this-regard-if-you-have/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d62/thabo-mbeki-2259_areas_i-don-t-know-why-you-should-isolate-wome_2564073.jpg) > [If you look at the Company Register, maybe that's what we should say to that business consultant or analyst. If you look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/if-you-look-at-the-company-register-maybe-that-s-what-we-should-say/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a1/thabo-mbeki-2259_analysts_if-you-look-at-the-company-register-mayb_1777054.png) > [I should also say that apart from the negotiations that are taking place within the WTO, we are ourselves involved in all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/i-should-also-say-that-apart-from-the-negotiations-that-are-taking/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e57/thabo-mbeki-2259_agreement_i-should-also-say-that-apart-from-the-ne_852311.png) > [Do you know what the largest single cause of death in South Africa is? The largest single cause of death is what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/do-you-know-what-the-largest-single-cause-of-death-in-south-africa-is/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de8/thabo-mbeki-2259_age_do-you-know-what-the-largest-single-caus_2624623.png) > [If you look for instance at the automobile industry, part of the reason that you have the expansion of that sector, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/if-you-look-for-instance-at-the-automobile-industry-part-of-the/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/561/thabo-mbeki-2259_automobile_if-you-look-for-instance-at-the-automobi_482059.png) > [I think you're a much happier person if you say 'Even if I get involved in politics, I'm only doing so in…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc7/thabo-mbeki-2259_done_i-think-you-re-a-much-happier-person-if_97981.png) ## Other authors on Ifs ## 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/ifs/thabo-mbeki/#itemlist", "name": "16 Ifs Quotes By Thabo Mbeki", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you don't understand history, you will not be able to deal with today's issues.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Thabo Mbeki" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/if-you-don-t-understand-history-you-will-not-be-able-to-deal-with/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ed/thabo-mbeki-2259_able_if-you-don-t-understand-history-you-will_1623583.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ed/thabo-mbeki-2259_able_if-you-don-t-understand-history-you-will_1623583.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ed/thabo-mbeki-2259_able_if-you-don-t-understand-history-you-will_1623583.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you don't understand history, you will not be able to deal with today's issues.” — Thabo Mbeki", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As Africans, we need to share common recognition that all of us stand to lose if we fail to transform our continent.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Thabo Mbeki" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/as-africans-we-need-to-share-common-recognition-that-all-of-us-stand/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/609/thabo-mbeki-2259_africans_as-africans-we-need-to-share-common-reco_63892.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/609/thabo-mbeki-2259_africans_as-africans-we-need-to-share-common-reco_63892.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/609/thabo-mbeki-2259_africans_as-africans-we-need-to-share-common-reco_63892.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As Africans, we need to share common recognition that all of us stand to lose if we fail to transform our…” — Thabo Mbeki", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "With me, as a town clerk or city manager, there are certain things that I'm supposed to do - if I don't do them, then I don't deserve to continue in this post.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Thabo Mbeki" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/with-me-as-a-town-clerk-or-city-manager-there-are-certain-things-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/thabo-mbeki-2259_certain_with-me-as-a-town-clerk-or-city-manager_2924044.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/thabo-mbeki-2259_certain_with-me-as-a-town-clerk-or-city-manager_2924044.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/thabo-mbeki-2259_certain_with-me-as-a-town-clerk-or-city-manager_2924044.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“With me, as a town clerk or city manager, there are certain things that I'm supposed to do - if I don't do…” — Thabo Mbeki", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "South Africa has faced many problems in the past. 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