Michael Sata Quotations

Dr. Kaunda, although he was running a one-party state, was very close to the West, and that is why he achieved as much as he did. But we drifted away from the West to look for new friends.

I have got my very own cadres in uniform (police).

When I joined politics, I was arrested in Luanshya... In 1960, I was with great people like Justine Chimba, Mazimba from Ndola and Dingiswayo Banda.

Africa, and Zambia in particular, drifted away from the West for a long time, and we have to reconcile.

We have formed an alliance and we will now consult our members to determine which way forward.

This is our country. You are treating me like an animal, like it's not my country.

To be a parent, you must be authoritarian. If the Zambians want to succeed, they must learn to work hard, and they should not expect to be treated with kid gloves.

Mugabe hasn't done anything wrong. It is the imperialists, the capitalist-roaders, who say he is a villain.

This is a big lesson to the opposition. It will be worse as we approach elections.

Every hour I spent on manual work, every hour I was humiliated in England or degraded has helped me because that's the same way other people feel in the townships here. People are still walking long distances and are working long hours.