"We who suffered in our bodies and hearts from colonialist oppression, we say to you out loud: from now on, all that i…"

"I have never doubted for a single instant that the sacred cause to which my comrades and I have dedicated our entire …"

"No Congolese worthy of the name will ever to be able to forget that this independence has been won through a struggle…"

"No one is perfect in this imperfect world."

"Without dignity there is no liberty, without justice there is no dignity, and without independence there are no free …"

"A minimum of comfort is necessary for the practice of virtue."

"No amount of brutality, atrocity or torture have ever led me to ask for pity, for I would rather die with my head hig…"

"No amount of brutality, abuse or torture has bent me because I prefer to die with my head held high, with unwavering …"

"The Soviet Union is the only great power whose position has reflected the will and wishes of our people. Therefore th…"

"I took the money not for myself, but for my political activities, I hurt no private individual, only the Belgian stat…"