We work with the people not out of pity but out of respect for their potential for growth and development, both as individuals and as communities.

Relief has its place. But what the people need is not relief, but release - release of their own potential for development.

When we talk about democracy, if the people's stomach is empty, democracy is also empty. Democracy can not be installed by fiat; it must be achieved by the people themselves.

True independence is not a gift to be received. It can't be a hand-out to people. It must be an achievement by the people.

When we have a new heart, we become new people, and then we have a new society, then we have a new nation.

I must dedicate my life to teaching my people, for only education would make their lot less bitter, their latent power more strong.

Technical know-how of the experts must be transformed into practical do-how of the people.