88 Quotes by Thabo Mbeki

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    They've directed us to move ahead first with our program of reconciliation and development, so the goal for a better life for all is achieved sooner rather than later.

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    They (the people) put us in positions of power so that they should thrive and not so that we should seek to lighten the burden of our ponderous titles by transforming ourselves from elected and accountable politicians into self-serving tycoons,

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    No longer will we be an object of fascination for others, who would consider us a strange and an estranged segment of humanity.

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    The instability has gone on for far too long. The levels of poverty and conflict are increasing, and if you add to that a fraudulent election, it has to be avoided,

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    I must say that for us this represents one of the most positive developments in a global situation that otherwise seems to be dominated by many negative developments,

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    Clearly, we cannot allow such a critical part of African history to die, because such a death would mean erasing an important link to our glorious past,

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    I am very pleased with the particular focus he is paying to South Africa and to the African continent, generally,

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