Robert Mugabe Quotes

I try to put myself in others' shoes: How does any country give up any sovereignty and expect to survive as a government? I don't think that any Philippine president, or any leader for that matter, can afford to give up any portion of territorial sovereignty. That would be political suicide.

No foreigner has a place asking another people, another country, to change their constitution.

People of all countries have the right to choose their own social system and road to development in the light of their national conditions and characteristics.

Our first object is... the obtaining of sovereignty, assured by international law, over a portion of the globe sufficiently large to satisfy our just requirements.

Though Great Britain could do perfectly well without her colonies, and though on every principle of morality and justice she ought to consent to their separation, should the time come when, after full trial of the best form of union, they deliberately desire to be dissevered—there are strong reasons for maintaining the present slight bond of connection, so long as not disagreeable to the feelings of either party.

Preserve U. S. sovereignty and freedom of action by marginalizing the United Nations.

Our policy in Asia finds its inspiration in the constitution of the Union of Soviets, which we regard as a model of political equality between different races. It even goes so far as to admit the right of nations entering into the Union to leave it of their own free will without securing the consent of other members of the Union. And we do not apply our logic to ourselves alone; we act in the interest of conserving our institutions by applying in our policy in Asia this principle of “self-determination” – an American principle, by the way, transported to Europe by the Frenchmen who took part in the American War of Independence

No country can decide for another county.

I want my country to be independent, always independent. I have to defend my convictions as a patriot and as a national leader. I have done my best, but as a human being I cannot be perfect, nobody is perfect.

The government should help and guide the weak and small racial groups within its national boundaries toward self-determination and self-government. It should offer resistance to foreign aggression, and simultaneously, it should revise foreign treaties in order to restore our equality and independence among the nations.

We must first and foremost defend Hungary's independence and sovereignty, and, if needed, we must regain it.

If Hong Kong could exercise democratic self-governance under the sovereignty of China, it would not be necessary for us to take this step on the path toward independence.

Ukrainians are entitled to decide their own future.

Every voter in Ukraine should have their say on the future they want for their country.

Sovereignty is not negotiated in exchange for anything; to maintain the achievements of the revolution does not depend on a foreign power.

Every country has its own diplomacy. Being part of Europe doesn't mean giving up one's independence or no longer being able to take the initiative.

I don't care how little your country is, you got a right to run it like you want to. When the big nations quit meddling then the world will have peace.

Every people has a right to choose the sovereignty under which they shall live.

Self-determination is not a mere phrase. It is an imperative principle of action, which statesmen will henceforth ignore at their peril.

Hong Kong is not an independent entity... and cannot decide, on its own, its political development.

Freedom means the U.S. government not being the main threat to countries around the world.

The truth is that every trade deal imposes some restriction on sovereignty.

I can't stress enough how strongly I am against any state intervention in a sovereign nation's affairs.

The nation state law has nothing controversial.

Carving out our own role, distinct from America's, might not be easy. But we must ask ourselves: what alternative is there? Unthinking, uncritical loyalty to the U.S. under Donald Trump is a far less appealing idea.