Philosophy Quotes

Questions about meaning, existence, and truth from thinkers who spent their lives searching for answers.

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"We cannot import solutions from abroad; we must develop them from within our own soil."
Abdel Gamal Nasser
"We must honor our traditions while embracing necessary change."
Robert Mugabe
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"To understand another culture is to expand the boundaries of one's own humanity."
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
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"A man who has not questioned his beliefs has not truly lived."
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
"The people must understand that sacrifice for the state is sacrifice for themselves."
Mobutu Sese Seko
"The people need their leader as the body needs its head."
Mobutu Sese Seko
"Tradition and modernity must be woven together by a master's hand."
Mobutu Sese Seko
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"Philosophy helps us understand our place in the world."
Gnassingbé Eyadéma
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"Philosophy asks the questions that science cannot answer."
Gnassingbé Eyadéma
"Western civilization is on its way down and it will go down."
Robert Mugabe
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"To be or not to be, that is the question."
Hastings Banda
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"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
Hastings Banda
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"Fair is foul, and foul is fair."
Hastings Banda
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"Frailty, thy name is woman."
Hastings Banda
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"Et cetera."
Hastings Banda
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"The individual is nothing, the state is everything"
Francisco Macías Nguema
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"Philosophy without authority is meaningless"
Francisco Macías Nguema
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"My vision is the nation's destiny"
Francisco Macías Nguema
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"The state is eternal, I am eternal"
Francisco Macías Nguema
"The individual exists within the context of the state's greater purpose."
Mobutu Sese Seko
"Philosophy without action is merely idle speculation."
Robert Mugabe
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"To know oneself is to understand one's place in the world."
Gnassingbé Eyadéma
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"Philosophy asks the questions that define us."
Gnassingbé Eyadéma
"Philosophy helps us understand life."
Idi Amin
"Philosophy questions everything."
Idi Amin
"The wisdom of ancestors guides us through difficult times."
Robert Mugabe
"Philosophy helps us understand our purpose."
Foday Sankoh
"Philosophy teaches us how to live wisely."
Foday Sankoh
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"The philosophy of any government should serve all equally."
Francisco Macías Nguema
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"Philosophy without application is merely abstract exercise."
Francisco Macías Nguema