"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 …"

"Our goal is to build a prosperous and just society."

"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 day will come when history will speak. But it will not be the history which will be taught in Brussels, Paris, Washington, or the United Nations. It will be the history which will be taught in the…"

"We are laying the foundations of a new era."