All struggles against oppression in the modern woeld begin by redefining what had previously been consideered private, non-public and non-political issues as matters of public concern, as issues of justice, as sites of power.

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The struggles against oppression in the modern world begin by redefining what had previously been consideered private, non-public and non-political issues as matters of public concern, as issues of justice, as sites of power.  It is often said that someone who is not involved in a crime does not commit the crime. However, no one is responsible for things that they do not know or do not know about.  If something is unjust , it must be fought against, and that struggle will take place through politics. In this quote, Nelson Mandela says that that struggle must take place through politics.

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