"Decisions made in Washington are more important to us than those made here in Dar es-Salaam. So, maybe my people should be allowed to vote in American presidential elections."

"The true measure of a society is how it treats its weakest members."

"Democracy is not a bottle of Coca-Cola which you can import. Democracy should develop according to that particular country."

"Unless I can meet at least some of these aspirations, my support will wane and my head will roll just as surely as the tickbird follows the rhino."

"Capitalism is very dynamic; it is a fighting system. Each capitalist enterprise survives by successfully fighting other capitalist enterprises."