"We are not alone. Africa, Asia, and free and liberated people from every corner of the world will always be found at the side of the Congolese."

"Our dearest wish perhaps, some may find it utopian is to found in the Congo a Nation in which differences of race and religion will melt away, a homogeneous society composed of Belgians and Congolese …"

"The forces of progress will triumph over the forces of reaction."

"The only thing which we wanted for our country is the right to a worthy life, to dignity without pretence, to independence without restrictions."

"The colonialists have distorted everything to justify their domination."