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Quotes by Statesman
"Laws are applied to enemies, but only interpreted as regards friends."
319
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
202
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
189
"Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?"
181
"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."
174
"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."
169
"For he who has health has hope; and he who has hope, has everything."
169
"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."
150
"A man who suffers before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary."
147
"The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
147
"It is impossible to practice parliamentary politics without having patience, decency, politeness and courtesy."
140
"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."
135
"It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity."
133
"We of Africa protest that, in this day and age, we should continue to be treated as lesser human beings than other races."
133
"A State without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation."
130
"I find capitalism repugnant. It is filthy, it is gross, it is alienating... because it causes war, hypocrisy and competition."
124
"One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes."
124
"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."
124
"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."
121
"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."
121
"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."
120
"Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business."
119
"If one commits the act of sodomy with a cow, an ewe, or a camel, their urine and their excrements become impure, and even their milk may no longer be consumed. The animal must then be killed and as quickly as possible and burned."
117
"We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility."
115
"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."
115
"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."
113
"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."
112
"I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life."
110
"Never again should Ghanaians have to resort to dubious means to get to, or live in, foreign lands, simply to make a living."
110
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