We are not afraid of freedom. We are not afraid of independence. We are afraid of those who want to use this freedom and independence for their own selfish ends.
— Patrice Lumumba Modern

Congolese independence leader

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Speech at the All-African Peoples' Conference

Date / Period

1958

Category

Humorous

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https://www.marxists.org/subject/africa/lumumba/1958/all-african-peoples-confere…

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