Kenneth Kaunda
Ambition never comes to an end.
The inability of those in power to still the voices of their own consciences is the great force leading to change.
The power which establishes a state is violence; the power which maintains it is violence; the power which eventually overthrows it is violence.
It would have been disastrous for Zambia if we had gone multi-party because these parties would have been used by those opposed to Zambia's participation in the freedom struggle.
I've been saying it all along: please do not demonise Robert Mugabe. I'm not saying the methods he's using are correct, but he was put under great pressure.
My own child, one of them, died of AIDS. A brilliant boy.
I fight AIDS because it's a killer disease, destroys the human race in all fields.
The moment you have protected an individual, you have protected society.Collection: Law
This great son of the world, Madiba, showed us the way. Whether you are white, black yellow or brown you are all God's children, come together, work together and God will show you the way.Collection: Children
Some people draw a comforting distinction between force and violence. I refuse to cloud the issue by such word-play. The power which establishes a state is violence; the power which maintains it is violence; the power which eventually overthrows it is violence. Call an elephant a rabbit only if it gives you comfort to feel that you are about to be trampled to death by a rabbit.Collection: Power
War is just like bush-clearing-the moment you stop, the jungle comes back even thicker, but for a little while you can plant and grow a crop in the ground you have won at such a terrible cost.Collection: War
Westerners have aggressive problem-solving minds; Africans experience people.Collection: People
People see him as a hero. Not just in Zimbabwe or here in Zambia but across the whole of southern Africa. It's no good demonising Robert Mugabe.Collection: Hero
Passive resistance is a sport for gentleman (and ladies)-just like the pursuit of war, a heroic enterprise for the ruling classes but a grievous burden on the rest.Collection: Sports
The drama can only be brought to its climax in one of two ways -- through the selective brutality of terrorism or the impartial horrors of war.Collection: War