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I am still a socialist. I am a left-of-center politician. I believe that in Africa, if you see the poverty around us, you can't afford to be anything else.

— John Mahama

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A true leader is not measured by the number of followers he has, but by the number of leaders he creates.

You must let others praise you instead of praising yourself.

You don’t need a debate to answer my five simple questions.

I’m clear in my mind what has to be done to halt increase in prices of food.

When you stop sleeping, you'll hear clearly my position on Free SHS.

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It is better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be stupid and speak lies.

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If a poor person envies a rich person, he is no better than the rich person.

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The poor, by thinking unceasingly of money, reach the point of losing the spiritual advantages of non-possession, thereby sinking as low as the rich.

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