"Human rights do not begin with the right to dissent in safety. The process may end there, but it begins in the stomach of man."
Address at International Conference in support of the peoples of Zimbabwe and Namibia, in Maputo, Mozambique, May 17, 1977
“We believe that the idea of equality is the only enduring principle by which mankind may be guided in the conduct of national and international affairs.”
Address to the United Nations General Assembly, October 2, 1972
“The enslavement of the body which endured till 1838 was nothing to the enslavement of the mind which persisted since.”
Address at graduation ceremony at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, December 14, 1974
“The globalisation of the world economy has not led to a more equitable distribution of wealth but is facilitating its further concentration.”
Address at International Conference in support of the peoples of Zimbabwe and Namibia, in Maputo, Mozambique, May 17, 1977
“Democracy should be as much a system of participation as a method of representation.”
Address at United Nations conference on Non-Governmental Organisations, August 25, 1980
