There is no time to waste. We must either unite now or perish.

A house should not be built so close to another that a chicken from one can lay an egg in the neighbor's yard, nor so far away that a child cannot shout to the yard of his neighbor.

We, in Africa, have no more need of being 'converted' to socialism than we have of being 'taught' democracy. Both are rooted in our past -- in the traditional society which produced us.

The African is not 'Communistic' in his thinking; he is -- if I may coin an expression - 'communitary'.

If real development is to take place, the people have to be involved.

If a door is shut, attempts should be made to open it; if it is ajar, it should be pushed until it is wide open. In neither case should the door be blown up at the expense of those inside.

Small nations are like indecently dressed women. They tempt the evil-minded.