thomas sankara

“ Let there be an end to the arrogance of the big powers who miss no opportunity to put the rights of the people in question. Africas absence from the club of those who have the right to veto is unjust and should be ended. ”

“ Under its current form, that is imperialism-controlled, debt is a cleverly managed re-conquest of Africa, aiming at subjugating its growth and development through foreign rules. Thus, each one of us becomes the financial slave, which is to say a true slave. ”

“ Everything that man can imagine, he is capable of creating. ”

“ He who feeds you controls you. ”

“ Our country produces enough to feed us all. Alas, for lack of organization, we are forced to beg for food aid. Its this aid that instills in our spirits the attitude of beggars. ”

“ Inequality can be done away with only by establishing a new society, where men and women will enjoy equal rights. ”

“ A military without political training is a potential criminal. ”

“ It took the madmen of yesterday for us to be able to act with extreme clarity today. I want to be one of those madmen. We must dare to invent the future. ”

“ I Can Hear the roar of Women's Silence. ”

“ I want people to remember me as someone whose life has been helpful to humanity. ”