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.

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

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

A worker in the rural reconstruction must have: The body of an athlete The attitude of a teacher The mind of a scientist The heart of a missionary The spirit of a crusader.

Go to the people and live among them in order to know them and learn from them.

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.