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This is not a mere change of guards, I think this is a fundamental change in the politics of our government.

— Yoweri Museveni

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Some people think that being in government for a long time is a bad thing. But the more you stay, the more you learn. I am now an expert in governance.

Africa is wealthy in natural resources; the problem is they are not optimally utilized.

If we could export more finished products instead of raw materials, we could become a middle-income country.

I've never heard an agency say: "Unless you industrialize I will not support you."

You cannot, for instance, sustainably protect the environment if the majority of the people are still in primitive agriculture leading to the encroachment of forest reserves.

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There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.

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