“In a perfect world what poor countries at the lowest rungs of economic development need is not a multi-party democracy, but in fact a decisive benevolent dictator to push through the reforms required to get the economy moving”
― Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa
― Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa
“Those who stand for nothing fall for everything.”
― Writings
― Writings
“borders
are man-made
they only divide us physically
don’t let them make us
turn on each other
- we are not enemies”
― The Sun and Her Flowers
are man-made
they only divide us physically
don’t let them make us
turn on each other
- we are not enemies”
― The Sun and Her Flowers
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