Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and start practicing again. We have to begin to learn to rule ourselves again.

Quote by Chinua Achebe

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In such a regime, I say, you died a good death if your life had...

In such a regime, I say, you died a good death if your life had...

The only thing we have learnt from experience is that we learn nothing from experience.

The only thing we have learnt from experience is that we learn nothing from experience.

The whole idea of a stereotype is to simplify. Instead of going through the problem...

The whole idea of a stereotype is to simplify. Instead of going through the problem...

Art is man's constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from...

Art is man's constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from...

They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which...

They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which...

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.

People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories.

People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories.

Nigera is what it is because its leaders are not what they should be.

Nigera is what it is because its leaders are not what they should be.

The damage done in one year can sometimes take ten or twenty years to repair.

The damage done in one year can sometimes take ten or twenty years to repair.

A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.

A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.

When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him,...

When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him,...

When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our...

When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our...

Stories serve the purpose of consolidating whatever gains people or their leaders have made or...

Stories serve the purpose of consolidating whatever gains people or their leaders have made or...