"In the running of the nation, the people should not look at their leaders as saints and prophets."

"Africa must unite or perish."

"Education is not a way of escaping poverty, it is a way of fighting it."

"It would certainly be complete madness to let ninety-nine guilty men escape in order to avoid the risk of punishing one innocent person. Our ideals must guide us, not blind us."

"To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to go there."