Aminu Kano
Politician and writer
1920-08-09 – 1983-04-17
Aminu Kano was a Nigerian politician, teacher, poet, and social reformer, and a key figure in anti-colonial and post-independence politics.
Quotes by Aminu Kano
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One must scratch that part of the body or mind that itches.
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A bowl rotates faster at the top than at the bottom.
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One can't realize difficulty arriving at a momentous decision until one comes to do so.
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The road to freedom is full of thorns and fire, yet happy is he who follows it!
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The system doesn't have to be pure, but it does have to work.
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I am more interested in the purpose of government than its mechanics-though the means should at least be good enough to lead to the ends desired.
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Anyone who wants to be a leader must be the servant, not the boss, of those he wants to serve.
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He who allows himself to be arrested for a crime he did not commit will be expelled from the party, but if he resists and comes to us on a stretcher, he is a hero.
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