Kenneth Kaunda, fully Kenneth David Kaunda

The power which establishes a state is violence; the power which maintains it is violence; the power which eventually overthrows it is violence.

The inability of those in power to still the voices of their own consciences is the great force leading to change.

Ambition never comes to an end.

Passive resistance is a sport for gentleman (and ladies) – just like the pursuit of war, a heroic enterprise for the ruling classes but a grievous burden for the rest.

The moment you have protected an individual, you have protected society.

War is just like bush-clearing – the moment you stop, the jungle comes back even thicker, but for a little while you can plant and grow a crop in the ground you have won at such a terrible cost.