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

— Herbert Macaulay

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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."

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."

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