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Herbert Macaulay Quotes

1864–1946 Nigeria

Herbert Macaulay (14 November 1864 – 7 May 1946) was a pioneering Nigerian nationalist, politician, engineer, architect, journalist, and musician, widely considered the founder of Nigerian nationalism. He established the Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP) in 1923, which was the first Nigerian political party.

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"To every full-blooded African, I give and bequeath an annuity of 365 cheery days, 52 merry weeks and 12 happy months."

The standard of education must be elevated to meet the requirements of a progressive people who seek to manage their own affairs.

"Mark time for four days—advance to victory, God's speed."

We must resist any form of legislation that seeks to alienate the native peoples of Nigeria from their ancestral lands.

True patriotism requires us to defend the rights of the weakest among us against the high-handedness of arbitrary power.

"I have had experience of a period of over half a century as a West African journalist in practical politics."

The dimensions of the true greatness of any nation are to be measured by the status of its citizens, the character of its institutions, and the wisdom of its leaders.

"As the moustache and my bow tie are both parallel and inseparable on my dress and person; so shall they be at par, and united with their Southern brethren."

The Nigerian National Democratic Party is not a party of a section of the community, it is a party of all Nigeria, designed to protect the rights of all citizens.

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