 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another. |
| We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right. |
| If the United States of America or Britain is having elections, they don't ask for observers from Africa or from Asia. But when we have elections, they want observers. |
| If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner. |
| I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man. |
| I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses. |
| Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. |
