Nnamdi Azikiwe citations

Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe, né le 16 novembre 1904 et mort le 11 mai 1996, est un homme d'État nigérian.

Il est le premier président du Nigeria. Il est surnommé « Zik ». Wikipedia

✵ 16. novembre 1904 – 11. mai 1996

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Nnamdi Azikiwe: Citations en anglais

“My stiffest earthly assignment is ended and my major life's work is done.”

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On Nigerian Independence (1 October 1960), quoted in "Between then and now" at The Nation Online (10 March 2009) http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/20591/1/Between-then-and-now/Page1.html
Contexte: My stiffest earthly assignment is ended and my major life's work is done. My country is now free and I have been honoured to be its first indigenous head of state. What more could one desire in life?

“There is plenty of room at the top because very few people care to travel beyond the average route. And so most of us seem satisfied to remain within the confines of mediocrity.”

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My Odyssey (1971), No. 5

“Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar.”

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Attributed without citation in Answers Africa 40 famous quotes about Africa, http://answersafrica.com/quotes-about-africa.html answersafrica.com

“No matter how old an individual may be, no matter if he is young or old, if he thinks in accordance with the times he is immortal.”

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Quoted in A Life of Azikiwe by K. A. B. Jones-Quartey (Penguin, 1965), p. 121

“The realization of New Africa can only be possible by the African cultivating spiritual balance, which leads to the practicalization of social regeneration, to realizing economic determination, becoming mentally emancipated, and ushering in a political resurgence.”

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Quoted in A Life of Azikiwe by K. A. B. Jones-Quartey (Penguin, 1965), p. 116