"All peoples of Africa, black or white, must be free now."

"The multi-party system is divisive and a newly independent state needs the energy and enthusiasm of all the people to move forward."

"We have learned that the struggle for independence is not an end in itself, but a means to an end."

"Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is blind."

"It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else."