Joseph Ki-Zerbo

“Democracy cannot survive where citizens are excluded from knowledge.”

“History is not a luxury for Africa; it is a necessity.”

“Culture is the root from which every authentic development grows.”

“Africa must refuse to be merely a consumer of the world's ideas; it must become a producer of knowledge.”

“A people without historical memory is a people without dignity.”

“Education is the foundation of freedom.”

“We cannot develop by proxy.”

“On ne développe pas, on se développe.”