17 Quotes by Abdoulaye Wade
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Europe is not one of the major powers. And Africa even less so of course. But Africa has what Europe lacks: space, human resources, and natural resources while Europe has the technological innovation that Africa lacks. Together we can become a power which can count in the future.
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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.
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Democracy is constructed like an edifice, freedom by freedom, right by right, until it reaches its snapping point.
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We will win the battle for Africa, which is in effect a battle for Humanity.
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We wish to ensure that young Africans do not feel disorientated in the century in which they live.
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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,
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If we are utopists, leave us with our utopias so long as they induce action, so long as they are motivating.
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I am counting on the private sector, because it is crucial to Senegal’s future.
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