Patrice Lumumba
Congolese independence leader
Sayings by Patrice Lumumba
A minimum of comfort is necessary for the practice of virtue.
A minimum of comfort is necessary for the practice of virtue.
Our dearest wish perhaps, some may find it utopian is to found in the Congo a Nation in which differences of race and religion will melt away, a homogeneous society composed of Belgians and Congolese who with a single impulse will link their hearts to the destinies of the country.
Our dearest wish perhaps, some may find it utopian is to found in the Congo a Nation in which differences of race and religion will melt away, a homogeneous society composed of Belgians and Congolese who with a single impulse will link their hearts to the destinies of the country.
We are not afraid of freedom. We are not afraid of liberty. We are not afraid of independence.
The Congo's independence is a decisive step towards the liberation of the entire African continent.
We know that there are some here who want to put the clock back, but we will not allow them to do so.
We shall show the world what the black man can do when he works in freedom, and we shall make of the Congo the center of the sun's radiance for all of Africa.
I know that I am not alone. I am supported by the people and by God.
We are fighting for the independence of the Congo and for the dignity of the black man.
The day will come when history will speak. But it will not be the history that is taught in Brussels, Paris, Washington, or the United Nations... Africa will write its own history and in both north and south it will be a history of glory and dignity.
The struggle for freedom will never end until all Africans are free.
We prefer freedom in poverty to riches in slavery.
Our freedom is not a gift from anyone. It is a conquest.
We are determined to live in dignity and freedom.
The blood of the Congolese people will not be shed in vain.
Our country must be a country of free men.
We are fighting against colonialism, imperialism, and neo-colonialism.
The Congo belongs to the Congolese people.
We will never surrender our independence.