When I search for Man in the technique and the style of Europe, I see only a succession of negations of man, and an avalanche of murders.

National liberation, national renaissance, the restoration of nationhood to the people, commonwealth: whatever may be the headings used or the new formulas introduced, decolonization is always a violent phenomenon.

If the building of a bridge does not enrich the awareness of those who work on it, then that bridge ought not to be built.

Culture has never the translucidity of custom; it abhors all simplification. In its essence it is opposed to custom, for custom is always the deterioration of culture.

To educate the masses politically is to make the totality of the nation a reality to each citizen. It is to make the history of the nation part of the personal experience of each of its citizens.

For violence, like Achilles' lance, can heal the wounds it has inflicted.

Fervor is the weapon of choice for the impotent.

There are too many idiots in this world. And having said it, I have the burden of proving it.

Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the new evidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And because it is so important to protect the core belief, they will rationalize, ignore and even deny anything that doesn’t fit in with the core belief.

The shape of Africa resembles a revolver, and the Congo is the trigger.