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"Economic development requires intellectual independence as much as political independence."

— Lansana Keita

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"The challenge before Africa is not merely political liberation but epistemological liberation."

"Philosophy is fundamentally a rational and critical enterprise, irrespective of the culture in which it is practiced."

"African philosophy must be judged by the same standards of logical rigor as philosophy anywhere else."

"Reason belongs to no civilization; it is the common inheritance of humanity."

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