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Aminu Kano Quotes

1920–1983 Nigeria

Nigeria
Politicians

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I have been a socialist all along. I discovered early in life that a lot of the codes of Islam are patterned along socialist lines.

The road to freedom is full of thorns and fire, yet happy is he who follows it!

One must scratch that part of the body or mind that itches.

Anyone who wants to be a leader must be the servant, not the boss, of those he wants to serve.

The word 'tribe' is insulting. It is the European who refers to us as tribes. Such words should be banned. I would rather say I come from Kano State than say I am Fulani....

I am more interested in the purpose of government than its mechanics–though the means should at least be good enough to lead to the ends desired.

What Nigerians want is really very peddling things, now for example what is constitution, what is independence, what is 1st October if I go to bed hungry, or the next morning I wake up without breakfast, for my children to go to school without a meal?

...the economy is a living thing, if you play with it, it can kill you.

I hated government that sat on people

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Aminu Kano (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.