- Politician | October 1, 1966 -
Education is a continual process, it's like a bicycle... If you don't pedal you don't go forward.
George Weah
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I can see in your eyes, I can see in your faces, I can see you cry. But what I want to say, there's no reason to cry. Do not, in the name of peace, go in the streets and riot.
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When I was growing up in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, I sold doughnuts, popcorn and Kool Aid every day after school so that my family had some money and I could pay my school fees. It was a tough life.
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My fellow revolutionaries, liberation is a noble cause. We must fight to obtain it.
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My government will be open. Anyone found guilty of corruption will be dealt with in accordance with the law. If you are corrupt you will have to hang your boots.
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Once you take care of people, people respect you.
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I am always successful in my work.
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I will go on my knees and ask the Liberian people to participate in bringing peace and stability to our country.
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They say I do not have the qualifications to be president, that I do not have education. Well, I would never divide the Liberian people.
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Around 80% of Liberians are unemployed and only half of all children go to primary school. Just one in 20 go on to secondary school. Young children are on the streets instead of in the classrooms. We are not giving them the opportunity to learn and they will struggle to get jobs when they grow up.
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I believe education should be a right for every child, but tragically in many parts of world it is a privilege for certain children whose parents have money. There are 72 million children in the world who don't go to school and many of them are in Africa.
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In America there is a public library in every community. How many public libraries are there in Africa? Every day there are new books coming out and new ideas being discussed. But these new books and ideas don't reach Africa and we are being left behind.
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