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Quote by Thabo Mbeki
I dont imagine Heads of Government would ever be able to say Im no

I dont imagine Heads of Government would ever be able to say Im not an economist therefore I cant take decisions on matters of the economy Im not a soldier I cant take decisions on matters of defence Im not an educationist so I cant take decisions about education. – Thabo Mbeki

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As a consequence of the victories we have registered during our first ten years of freedom, we have laid a firm foundation for the new advances we must and will make during the next decade. – Thabo Mbeki

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Freedom
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We are not being arrogant or complacent when we are said that our country, as a united nation, has never in its entire history, enjoyed such a confluence of encouraging possibilities. – Thabo Mbeki

Category:
History
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The poor prey on one another because their lives offer no hope and communicate the tragic message to these human beings that they have no possibility to attain a decent standard of living. – Thabo Mbeki

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Hope
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Im committed to universal health coverage and education. – Carol Moseley Braun

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It is well to read everything of something, and something of everything. – Joseph Brodsky

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Home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names, and impossible loyalties! – Matthew Arnold

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Education

A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education. – Theodore Roosevelt

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