Let there be an end to the arrogance of the big powers who miss no opportunity to put the rights of the people in question. Africa's absence from the club of those who have the right to veto is unjust and should be ended.
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Our revolution in Burkina Faso draws on the totality of mans experiences since the first breath of humanity. We wish to be the heirs of all the revolutions of the world, of all the liberation struggles of the peoples of the Third World. We draw the lessons of the American revolution.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes the importance of learning from historical struggles and revolutions to inspire current movements for liberation.
Thomas Sankara expresses the idea that true revolution is rooted in the collective experiences of humanity throughout history. By acknowledging and embracing the lessons from past revolutions, particularly those in the Third World and including the American revolution, he advocates for a continuous struggle for liberation and social justice. The essence of this quote is a call to recognize the interconnectedness of revolutionary movements and the importance of drawing wisdom from them to guide current and future actions.
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RevolutionLiberationHistoryStruggleExperiences
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Example use cases
This quote can be used in a speech about social justice movements to highlight the importance of learning from past struggles.
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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, that is, to the point of attributing the ownership of the event to captain Sankara, who must have been the brains, etc.
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Under its current form, that is imperialism-controlled, debt is a cleverly managed re-conquest of Africa, aiming at subjugating its growth and development through foreign rules. Thus, each one of us becomes the financial slave, which is to say a true slave.
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It took the madmen of yesterday for us to be able to act with extreme clarity today. I want to be one of those madmen. We must dare to invent the future.
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