"We are seeking our own authenticity, and we will find it because we wish, in the innermost fibers of our being to dis…"

"Zaire is the country that has been the most heavily exploited in the world. That is why farms, ranches, plantations, …"

"In a word, everything is for sale, anything can be bought in our country. And in this flow, he who holds the slightes…"

"If you want to steal, steal a little in a nice way. But if you steal too much to become rich overnight, you'll be cau…"

"Democracy is not for Africa. There was only one African chief and here in Zaire we must make unity."

"We in Zaire spent a lot of time building a strong central state which could resist Soviet aggression quickly and effe…"

"I am the latest victim of the cold war, no longer needed by the US. The lesson is that my support for American policy…"

"It takes two to corrupt – the corrupted and the corrupter."

"When Congo became independent in 1960, the same pattern of economic institutions, incentives, and performance reprodu…"

"Col. Joseph MOBUTU seized power and declared himself president in a November 1965 coup. He subsequently changed his n…"