Abdoulaye Wade quotes
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“We will win the battle for Africa, which is in effect a battle for Humanity.”
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“Democracy is constructed like an edifice, freedom by freedom, right by right, until it reaches its snapping point.”
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“The teacher that I was for decades, and that I still am in a certain way, wondered what was meant by the word education. I was truly dumbfounded at the very thought of dealing with such an essential and extensive subject.”
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“A small child from a developing country has the advantage, from a very early age, of having access to toys which structure his mind, which constitute a sure advantage over the little African child who has never even held a modern toy.”
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“Education for all seems to be the product of a type of distributive justice that is in no way related to the individual.”
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“We therefore must keep the faith, despite the defeat of policies, because men pass with their policies whilst generations follow each other.”
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“Europe is not one of the major powers. And Africa even less so of course. But Africa has what Europe lacks: space, human resources, and natural resources while Europe has the technological innovation that Africa lacks. Together we can become a power which can count in the future.”
-- Abdoulaye WadeSource : Source: www.spiegel.de
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“I support the state, but not the state-run economy. The state should intervene only to create the conditions necessary for the private sector to thrive.”
-- Abdoulaye WadeSource : Source: www.spiegel.de
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“I am counting on the private sector, because it is crucial to Senegal's future.”
-- Abdoulaye WadeSource : Source: www.spiegel.de
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Source : Interview with Michael Jarrett, www2.york.psu.edu. November 8, 1987.
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“The main thing in life is not to be afraid of being human.”
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“We will not be silent. We will not obey. We will not allow our government to destroy our humanity.”
Source : "Gun activist Adam Kokesh charged" By Laurie Ure, www.cnn.com. July 28, 2013.
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