When there's a person, there's a problem. When there's no person, there's no problem.

This creature softened my heart of stone. She died and with her died my last warm feelings for humanity.

The only real power comes out of a long rifle.

If the opposition disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves.

It is not heroes that make history, but history that makes heroes.

It doesn't matter who they vote for, they always vote for us.

Great Britain provided time; the United States provided money and Soviet Russia provided blood.

Political power does not rest with those who cast votes; political power rests with those who count votes.

Education is a weapon the effect of which is determined by the hands which wield it, by who is to be struck down.

When we hang the capitalists they will sell us the rope we use.

Voters decide nothing. Vote counters decide everything!

Everybody has a right to be stupid, but some people abuse the privilege.

The death of one man is tragic, but the death of thousands is statistic.

It's not the people who vote that count. It's the people who count the votes.

Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas?

I have lived too long to cherish many illusions about the essential high-mindedness of men when brought into stark confrontation with the issue of control over their security, and their property interests.

Mahatma Gandhi will always be remembered as long as free men and those who love freedom and justice live.

As man's faculty attains higher level of development and sophistication, so do his wants in life

Misguided people sometimes create misguided ideas. Some of my ancestors were Oromo. How can I colonize myself?