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"Democracy must deliver dignity and hope, not just institutions."

— Sahle-Work Zewde

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"Peace is not simply the absence of war; it is the presence of justice, equality, and opportunity."

"Women bring a different perspective to leadership, one rooted in inclusiveness and compassion."

"Africa’s future depends on how we empower our youth today."

If the history of Africa was written by Africans and by women, I think we would find many unsung heroes.

I dream of an Ethiopia, of an Africa that is free of hunger, a world where no mother should bury their child because of hunger or worst still because no one cares.

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The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class shall represent and repress them in parliament!

Vladimir Lenin The State and Revolution (1917)

The law itself is the instrument of the ruling class; hence it is a logical impossibility for another class to assume power legally.

Oliver Cox Caste, Class, and Race: A Study in Social Dynamics (1948)

The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletarian to the level of bourgeois stupidity.

Gustave Flaubert

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