"Unity will not make us rich, but it can make it difficult for Africa and the African peoples to be disregarded and humiliated."

"We must learn to walk before we can run."

"Our goal is not merely to be free, but to be truly human."

"We, in Africa, have no more need of being 'converted' to socialism than we have of being 'taught' democracy."

"We have been oppressed for too long, and we are not going to be oppressed again."