The greatest difficulty we have faced is the neocolonial way of thinking that exists in this country. We were colonized by a country, France, that left us with certain habits. For us, being successful in life, being happy, meant trying… — Thomas Sankara Copy Share Image
It's really a pity that there are observers who view political events like comic strips. There has to be a Zorro, there has to be a star. No, the problem of Upper Volta is more serious than that. It was a grave mistake to have looked for a man, a star, at all costs, to the point of creating one,… — Thomas Sankara Copy Share
Comrades, there is no true social revolution without the liberation of women. May my eyes never see and my feet never take me to… — Thomas Sankara Copy Share Image
Che Guevara taught us we could dare to have confidence in ourselves, confidence in our abilities. He instilled in us the conviction that struggle… — Thomas Sankara Copy Share Image
The spirit is smothered, as it were, by ignorance, but so soon as ignorance is destroyed, spirit shine forth, like the sun when released… — Thomas Sankara Copy Share Image
Without patriotic political education, a soldier is only a potential criminal. — Thomas Sankara Copy Share Image
Let there be an end to the arrogance of the big powers who miss no opportunity to put the rights of the people in… — Thomas Sankara Copy Share Image
