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title: "1 Developing Nations Quotes By Paul Kagame"
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> [I do not want to be cynical, but if developing nations are kept backward by being told, again and again, you belong to the poor and you are there, where you actually belong, then nothing will change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kagame/i-do-not-want-to-be-cynical-but-if-developing-nations-are-kept/)

[Paul Kagame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kagame/)

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## More by Paul Kagame

> [I would be very happy for a woman to succeed me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kagame/i-would-be-very-happy-for-a-woman-to-succeed-me/)

[Paul Kagame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kagame/)

> [I said, maybe you need to take a risk with someone else. But they kept saying no, we want you to stay.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kagame/i-said-maybe-you-need-to-take-a-risk-with-someone-else-but-they-kept/)

[Paul Kagame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kagame/)

> [National security is vital for economic and social progress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kagame/national-security-is-vital-for-economic-and-social-progress/)

[Paul Kagame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kagame/)

> [I try to look at problems very clearly and think, 'How do we get out of this? What will work? What will be the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kagame/i-try-to-look-at-problems-very-clearly-and-think-how-do-we-get-out-of/)

[Paul Kagame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kagame/)

> [You requested me to lead the country again after 2017. Given the importance and consideration you attach to this, I can only accept.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kagame/you-requested-me-to-lead-the-country-again-after-2017-given-the/)

[Paul Kagame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kagame/)

> [Reconciliation has taken place here in Rwanda and was successful because Rwandans reconciled themselves internally. If the tribunal had taken place in Rwanda, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kagame/reconciliation-has-taken-place-here-in-rwanda-and-was-successful/)

[Paul Kagame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kagame/)

> [Democracy holds little appeal for people who are struggling to survive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kagame/democracy-holds-little-appeal-for-people-who-are-struggling-to-survive/)

[Paul Kagame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kagame/)

> [I grew up in a refugee camp. Thirty years. This so-called human-rights world didn't ask me what was happening for me to be there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kagame/i-grew-up-in-a-refugee-camp-thirty-years-this-so-called-human-rights/)

[Paul Kagame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kagame/)

> [There is a need to take advantage of the change that has taken place in the Congo, however tragic that has been in its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kagame/there-is-a-need-to-take-advantage-of-the-change-that-has-taken-place/)

[Paul Kagame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kagame/)

> [There are things I admire, for example, about South Korea or Singapore. I admire their history, their development and how intensively they have invested…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kagame/there-are-things-i-admire-for-example-about-south-korea-or-singapore/)

[Paul Kagame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kagame/)

> [Our world faces difficult challenges, but no more so than in the past. Working together in a constructive spirit, we can assure our children…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kagame/our-world-faces-difficult-challenges-but-no-more-so-than-in-the-past/)

[Paul Kagame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kagame/)

> [Technology has brought many possibilities in education and health that are key to women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kagame/technology-has-brought-many-possibilities-in-education-and-health/)

[Paul Kagame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kagame/)

> [My purpose is to develop a country, to empower its population. It's from that same population that will emerge the man or woman who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kagame/my-purpose-is-to-develop-a-country-to-empower-its-population-it-s/)

[Paul Kagame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kagame/)

> [We've used aid to build capacities so we won't need aid in future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kagame/we-ve-used-aid-to-build-capacities-so-we-won-t-need-aid-in-future/)

[Paul Kagame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kagame/)

> [The history and national interest of Rwanda and the Rwandan people dictate our national orientation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kagame/the-history-and-national-interest-of-rwanda-and-the-rwandan-people/)

[Paul Kagame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kagame/)

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