THE apparent invincibility and the singlemindedness of purpose of the Nationalist Government are driving the most powerful groups opposed to apartheid to the extreme of relying more and more on expediency instead of principle in the fight against authoritarianism.
Archive record
Now is the chance for the Liberal

- Origin date
- August 1988
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Now is the chance for the Liberal. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0104552
South African History Online (2016) 'Now is the chance for the Liberal', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0104552 (Accessed: 23 July 2026).
South African History Online, Now is the chance for the Liberal [website], https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0104552, (accessed 23 July 2026).
"Now is the chance for the Liberal." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0104552. Accessed 23 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Now is the chance for the Liberal." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0104552.
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