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> [I've always stood on one fact - that all over the world, there are only two things, the Establishment and the poor people. The poor people are a massive majority and across the world they are exploited in different kinds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-masekela/i-ve-always-stood-on-one-fact-that-all-over-the-world-there-are-only/)

[Hugh Masekela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-masekela/)

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## More by Hugh Masekela

> [In some townships, political parties are run by thugs financed from Cape Town. If we don't have support of the police, we can not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-masekela/in-some-townships-political-parties-are-run-by-thugs-financed-from/)

[Hugh Masekela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-masekela/)

> [I've got to where am in life not because of something I brought to the world but through something I found - the wealth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-masekela/i-ve-got-to-where-am-in-life-not-because-of-something-i-brought-to/)

[Hugh Masekela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-masekela/)

> [It's obvious that the rest of the world loves high African culture - African culture, period.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-masekela/it-s-obvious-that-the-rest-of-the-world-loves-high-african-culture/)

[Hugh Masekela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-masekela/)

> [I got possessed by music as an infant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-masekela/i-got-possessed-by-music-as-an-infant/)

[Hugh Masekela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-masekela/)

> [I couldn't get away from the gramophone. It was the only thing that I ever really liked, and I was singing along by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-masekela/i-couldn-t-get-away-from-the-gramophone-it-was-the-only-thing-that-i/)

[Hugh Masekela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-masekela/)

> [I live a very enjoyable life. I understand what moderation is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-masekela/i-live-a-very-enjoyable-life-i-understand-what-moderation-is/)

[Hugh Masekela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-masekela/)

> [Africa has been troubled for a long time - well, the world has been troubled ever since I was born.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-masekela/africa-has-been-troubled-for-a-long-time-well-the-world-has-been/)

[Hugh Masekela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-masekela/)

> [I don't think any musician ever thinks about making a statement. I think everybody goes into music loving it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-masekela/i-don-t-think-any-musician-ever-thinks-about-making-a-statement-i/)

[Hugh Masekela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-masekela/)

> [One of the greatest things that could really happen to Africa is for us to get rid of the borders and for the leadership…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-masekela/one-of-the-greatest-things-that-could-really-happen-to-africa-is-for/)

[Hugh Masekela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-masekela/)

> [I started playing the piano when I was 6 years old 'cause my folks tried to get me away from the gramophone. And I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-masekela/i-started-playing-the-piano-when-i-was-6-years-old-cause-my-folks/)

[Hugh Masekela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-masekela/)

> [I just came from South Africa, a place that had been in a perpetual uprising since 1653, so the uprising had become a way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-masekela/i-just-came-from-south-africa-a-place-that-had-been-in-a-perpetual/)

[Hugh Masekela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-masekela/)

> [I have a major respect for nature. I'm an environmentalist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-masekela/i-have-a-major-respect-for-nature-i-m-an-environmentalist/)

[Hugh Masekela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-masekela/)

> [Corruption is everywhere, man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-masekela/corruption-is-everywhere-man/)

[Hugh Masekela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-masekela/)

> [Mandela was chosen as a symbol of the South African struggle, and he did that great. But I wasn't just happy for him. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-masekela/mandela-was-chosen-as-a-symbol-of-the-south-african-struggle-and-he/)

[Hugh Masekela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-masekela/)

> [I am a forward-looking person and live in the moment to build for the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-masekela/i-am-a-forward-looking-person-and-live-in-the-moment-to-build-for-the/)

[Hugh Masekela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-masekela/)

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