Nyerere Quotes

Independence cannot be real if a nation depends upon gifts. — Julius Nyerere

African nationalism is meaningless, dangerous, anachronistic, if it is not, at the same time, pan-Africanism. — Julius Nyerere

If real development is to take place, the people have to be involved. — Julius Nyerere

Should we really let our people starve so we can pay our debts. — Julius Nyerere

In Tanzania, it was more than one hundred tribal units which lost their freedom; it was one nation that regained it. — Julius Nyerere

Small nations are like indecently dressed women. They tempt the evil-minded. — Julius Nyerere

There is no time to waste. We must either unite now or perish. — Julius Nyerere

In Tanganyika we believe that only evil, Godless men would
make the color of a mans skin the criteria for granting him civil
rights. — Julius Nyerere

No nation has the right to make decisions for another nation; no people for another people. — Julius Nyerere

Take every penny you have set aside for aid for Tanzania and spend it in the UK, explaining to people the facts and causes of poverty. — Julius Nyerere

We spoke and acted as if, given the opportunity for self-government, we would quickly create utopias. Instead injustice, even tyranny, is rampant. — Julius Nyerere

Mwalimu Julius Nyerere was a father to his family. To Tanzania he was a defender of a dream. — Enock Maregesi

Education is not a way to escape poverty, it is a way of fighting it. — Julius Nyerere

You cannot develop people. You must allow people to develop themselves. — Julius Nyerere

The greatest contraceptive one can have in the developing world is the knowledge that your children will live — Julius Nyerere

The African is not 'Communistic' in his thinking; he is
if I may coin an expression - 'communitary'. — Julius Nyerere