Jerry Rawlings

President, Military Leader Ghanaian 1947 – 2020

Ghanaian leader who fought corruption and restored democracy.

380 quotes

"The pursuit of power corrupts; the pursuit of service elevates."
Power
"We are not free until all are free."
Freedom
"Knowledge shared is knowledge multiplied."
Knowledge
"The cost of freedom is eternal vigilance."
Freedom
"Every generation must choose: progress or stagnation."
Change
"True courage is standing alone when the crowd demands conformity."
Courage
"The poor have nothing to lose but their chains."
Motivation
"A nation's wealth is measured by the happiness of its people."
Happiness
"We must not fear the darkness, but light the way forward."
Hope
"Justice delayed is justice denied, and the people grow impatient."
Justice
"The seeds we plant today become the harvest of tomorrow."
Time
"A true revolution transforms the human heart first."
Change
"Wisdom comes from listening to those society has silenced."
Wisdom
"We cannot afford the luxury of cynicism in times of struggle."
Inspiration
"The measure of a man is how he treats those with no power."
Kindness
"Progress is not a straight line but a spiral of challenges and victories."
Perseverance
"To lead is to question constantly and doubt often."
Leadership
"The greatest weapon against oppression is an informed people."
Knowledge
"A society that ignores its poor will be destroyed by them."
Justice
"Fear is the tool of tyrants; courage is the tool of free men."
Courage
"We are bound together by our common humanity, not separated by our differences."
Relationships
"The future belongs to those brave enough to imagine it."
Imagination
"Gratitude is the beginning of wisdom."
Gratitude
"A leader without principles is merely a dictator with popularity."
Leadership
"The struggle for justice is never finished, only abandoned."
Justice
"Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of understanding."
Peace
"We must build monuments to ideas, not men."
Philosophy
"The work of revolution is never complete in a single lifetime."
Work
"Strength in purpose comes from clarity in vision."
Strength
"A kind word to a suffering person is worth a thousand speeches."
Kindness