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“If I became president now I would immediately pass a law that makes every citizen a policeman or a soldier.” quote by Fela Kuti — Download Open image

“If I became president now I would immediately pass a law that makes every citizen a policeman or a soldier.”

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Spiritually speaking, every human being has a destiny and a duty to perform.

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I would never run away from my country. Even at the point of death, I doubt I would move out, because what is the…

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99.9% of the information you get about Africa is wrong

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I believe in pan-Africanism. This means that in many things - the judiciary, sports, economics and trade - we want Africanism to be involved, which is basically more freedom for the people.

When you start to think of revenge, you start to think of hate. I don't believe in hating people. It's a retrogressive thing.

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I hold death in my pouch, I cannot die.

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I've suffered quite a lot, to the point where I've experienced death. Years before I wasn't fit to die, but I understand life better…

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I think I'm going to lead my people one day. I'm sure of it.

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I am convinced that we will never build a democratic state based on rule of law if we do not at the same time…

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Maybe law enforcement would like the ability to turn on the camera on your Mac.

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Next came the Patent laws. These began in England in 1624; and, in this country, with the adoption of our constitution. Before then [these?], any man might instantly use what another had invented; so that the inventor had no special advantage from his own invention. The patent system changed this; secured to the inventor, for a limited time, the exclusive…

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A man has a right to use a saw, an axe, a plane, separately; may he not combine their uses on the same piece of wood? He has a right to use his knife to cut his meat, a fork to hold it; may a patentee take from him the right to combine their use on the same subject? Such…

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