To Africanize colonial and capitalist power would destroy the meaning of our struggle. Samora Machel More Quotes by Samora Machel More Quotes From Samora Machel International solidarity is not an act of charity: It is an act of unity between allies fighting on different terrains toward the same objective. The foremost of these objectives is to aid the development of humanity to the highest level possible. Samora Machel unityfightinghumanity The rich man's dog gets more in the way of vaccination, medicine and medical care than do the workers upon whom the rich man's wealth is built. Samora Machel vaccinesdogmen Idleness leads to relaxation, sooner or later bringing about ideological and material corruption, accompanied by lack of discipline, anarchy chaos and defeat. Samora Machel disciplinelazinessrelaxation The state must be the first to be organized and totally committed to serving the interests of the people. Samora Machel statespeoplefirsts Personalities and fame pass; the revolution must remain. Samora Machel revolutionpersonalityfame Unity and victory are synonymous. Samora Machel unitydiversityjustice Salaries and wages must reflect the reality of the enterprise's economic performance; deviations from the planned performance should be reflected in pay. Samora Machel salarywagesreality There are more than 200,000 people in Maputo who are nothing more than parasites. Samora Machel parasitespeople Solidarity is not an act of charity, but mutual aid between forces fighting for the same objective. Samora Machel ethicscharityfighting The state, the state apparatus, is not an abstraction. Samora Machel abstractionstates It is essential to link enterprises on the basis of objective laws of a socialist economy and legal system. Samora Machel socialist-economyessentialslaw For the oppressed peoples and classes, for the peoples and workers who have taken control of their destiny, Marxism is a shining path, a sun of hope and certainty that never sets, a sun that is always at its zenith. Samora Machel destinypathhopesun We must take the initiative; we must be permanently on the offensive. It is the battle of class struggle. We must keep the enemy always on the defensive. Samora Machel alwaysbattlestruggleenemy Imperialist exploitation and an unjust international economic order are a cause of war. Samora Machel exploitationeconomicwarorder Of all the things we have done, the most important - the one that history will record as the principal contribution of our generation - is that we understand how to turn the armed struggle into a Revolution; that we realized that it was essential to create a new mentality to build a new society. Samora Machel understandsocietystrugglehistory For the nation to live, the tribe must die. Samora Machel tribelivenationdie The main fight of Frelimo is against human exploitation. Samora Machel againsthumanfightexploitation Your life continues in those who continue the revolution. Samora Machel yourwhorevolutionlife Mozambique and Zimbabwe must bring into being a new force in Malawi. We must not allow South Africa to set the course in Malawi... The victory is being planned... It demands cold-bloodedness. Samora Machel africanewbeingvictory Our power creates collective production in the service of the people and the revolution, destroys exploiting production, transforms individualistic producers into producers integrated into the collectivity. Samora Machel servicerevolutionpowerpeople
