Presidential Quotes

An honest public servant can't become rich in politics. He can only attain greatness and satisfaction by service.

Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by inheritance; it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation, for it comes only once to a people. Those who have known freedom, and then lost it, have never known it again.

Decisions made in Washington are more important to us than those made here in Dar es-Salaam. So, maybe my people should be allowed to vote in American presidential elections.

This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.

We did not come to fear the future. We came here to shape it.

Crisis is the rallying cry of the tyrant.

But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.

When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty.'

We are citizens of the world. The tragedy of our times is that we do not know this.

I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me.

I am not fit for this office and should never have been here.

He "wasn't used to being criticized, and he never did get it through his head that's what politics is all about. He was used to getting his ass kissed."

Wealth can only be accumulated by the earnings of industry and the savings of frugality.

I contend that the strongest of all governments is that which is most free.

There is nothing left to do but get drunk.

Freedom of conscience, of education, of speech, of assembly are among the very fundamentals of democracy and all of them would be nullified should freedom of the press ever be successfully challenged.

May God save the country, for it is evident that the people will not.

While men inhabiting different parts of this vast continent cannot be expected to hold the same opinions, they can unite in a common objective and sustain common principles.

That's all a man can hope for during his lifetime - to set an example - and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history.

The emigrants although of different parties and different religious sects all flew from persecution in pursuit of liberty.

Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.

It is not strange... to mistake change for progress.

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

The right of self-defense never ceases. It is among the most sacred, and alike necessary to nations and to individuals.

In the time of darkest defeat, victory may be nearest.