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Quotes by Statesman
"Laws are applied to enemies, but only interpreted as regards friends."
165
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
111
"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."
102
"Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees. And both the trust and the trustees are created for the benefit of the people."
95
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
95
"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."
91
"For he who has health has hope; and he who has hope, has everything."
85
"We of Africa protest that, in this day and age, we should continue to be treated as lesser human beings than other races."
84
"Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?"
81
"Freedom is not something that one people can bestow on another as a gift. Thy claim it as their own and none can keep it from them."
80
"The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
78
"There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires."
72
"Each one of us, and, indeed, all those who aspire to national leadership must bring their own visions, views and styles to the business of reforming Nigeria, and the search for solutions."
71
"We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility."
71
"There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living."
67
"One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes."
66
"It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership."
65
"He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it."
63
"Was it not enough punishment and suffering in history that we were uprooted and made helpless slaves not only in new colonial outposts but also domestically."
63
"The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador attain liberty, and inspired our forefathers to shed their blood for the United States' independence, cannot die. Today, this spirit of solidarity must and will empower all of us to rebuild Haiti."
61
"So, Blair keep your England, and let me keep my Zimbabwe."
61
"We have said the first step was to designate the land, inform the owners. And the second would be to get the responses from the owners. And this will be openly done."
61
"Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will."
59
"More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development."
59
"Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance."
58
"Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body."
58
"I find capitalism repugnant. It is filthy, it is gross, it is alienating... because it causes war, hypocrisy and competition."
57
"If the choice were made, one for us to lose our sovereignty and become a member of the Commonwealth or remain with our sovereignty and lose the membership of the Commonwealth, I would say let the Commonwealth go."
57
"People are free to campaign and they will be free to vote. There won't be any soldiers, you know, at the queues. Anyone who has the right to vote is free to go and cast his vote anywhere in his own area, in his own constituency."
56
"We must ensure that the global market is embedded in broadly shared values and practices that reflect global social needs, and that all the world's people share the benefits of globalization."
56
"The African Union has to act in order to put an end to armed conflicts that undermine the continent, to fight against the devastation caused by AIDS and other contagious diseases, to promote sustainable development of its member states."
55
"It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity."
55
"We pride ourselves as being top, really, on the African ladder... We feel that we have actually been advancing rather than going backwards."
55
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