A small child from a developing country has the advantage, from a very early age, of having access to toys which structure his mind, which constitute a sure advantage over the little African child who has never even held a modern toy. |
As a disciplined African head of state, I will follow the decisions of the Economic Community of West African States and the African Union on how to resolve the Ivorian conflict, |
Democracy is constructed like an edifice, freedom by freedom, right by right, until it reaches its snapping point. |
Education for all seems to be the product of a type of distributive justice that is in no way related to the individual. |
I have decided to suspend this procedure to continue the dialogue with the opposition. That doesn't mean I have abandoned combining the elections, |
If we are utopists, leave us with our utopias so long as they induce action, so long as they are motivating. |
People of today should not forget those Africans who made a major contribution to world peace, |
Some people are living right in water, others are camping outside. Tackling that is more important than elections, |
States have no friends, they only have interests. |
The teacher that I was for decades, and that I still am in a certain way, wondered what was meant by the word education. I was truly dumbfounded at the very thought of dealing with such an essential and extensive subject. |
We therefore must keep the faith, despite the defeat of policies, because men pass with their policies whilst generations follow each other. |
We will win the battle for Africa, which is in effect a battle for Humanity. |
We wish to ensure that young Africans do not feel disorientated in the century in which they live. |