Julius Kambarage Nyerere

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."

"A nation which relies on others to feed its people is hardly a nation at all."

"Freedom and work are the only things that give meaning to our lives."

"We must run while others walk, and walk while others crawl."

"The purpose of socialism is the creation of a society which is a community."

"I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees."

"Ujamaa means familyhood. In its traditional form it emphasized communal living."

"A person is a person through other persons."

"The development of a nation is possible only when its people are actively involved."

"We seek a single nation in which people are free to pursue their own happiness."

"Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil."

"The foundation of every nation is the education of its youth."

"What good is it to be free if you are not economically independent?"

"Leaders must earn the trust of their people through their actions."

"We are all links in a chain, and breaking one link weakens the whole."

"Hard work never killed anybody who didn't overwork himself."

"The purpose of development is to enable us to live fuller lives."

"A good leader listens more than he speaks."

"Peace comes not from the absence of conflict, but from the ability to resolve it."

"Self-reliance is the foundation of dignity and independence."

"We must learn to think continentally, but act locally."

"No nation can develop while its people remain ignorant."

"True wealth lies not in money, but in the knowledge and skills of our people."

"The strength of a nation lies in the unity of its people."

"We cannot build a nation on the foundation of greed and exploitation."

"A leader must be willing to sacrifice personal comfort for the good of the nation."

"Freedom is not a gift, but something we must earn and defend."

"The measure of a person is not what he acquires, but what he contributes."

"Patience is the art of hoping without losing faith."