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

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.

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

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.

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.

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