Notable Quotes

DEMOCRACY must win. There is no loser in this case; the Namibian people will win at the end. Democracy will prevail. – Martin Heita, The Rally for Democracy and Progress ( RDP) member, wanted justice to be done and an end to this long drawn-out court case that had ‘kept the country hostage’.

WE are tired of bigger political parties playing the game of hide and seek with us. – Gotthard Kandume, interim president of the new political party called Christian Democratic Voice (CDV) saying the new party would provide voters, especially the youth, with a viable alternative. WE know what we are doing and we know where are going. – Jacob Zuma, president of South Africa, called on African National Congress (ANC) members to rise above factionalism and petty squabbles and lead by example.From The History BooksTHE size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough. – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born October 29 1938) is the 24th and current president of Liberia. She served as Minister of Finance under President William Tolbert from 1979 until the 1980 coup d’état, after which she left Liberia and held senior positions at various financial institutions.

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