"Colonialism is an evil system that must be abolished."

"Unity is our strength."

"Dead, living, free, or in prison on the orders of the colonialists, it is not I who counts. It is the Congo, it is our people for whom independence has been transformed into a cage."

"We are building a new Congo, a free Congo, a prosperous Congo."

"We are going to make the Congo the center of the sun’s radiance for all of Africa."