Latest Robert Mugabe Quotes from Interviews

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• Our view is that we would want to see the situation in Ireland resolved, but we do not intervene in that situation for tactical reasons. Our view is commonly known that imperialism wherever it is must be fought and that justice must be done in Ireland.

  Robert Mugabe

  Views, Justice, Done

  Source: www.revolutionarycommunist.org

• Even some of our friends, not only here, but in the international community, in Africa as well, were beginning to show weakness and their weakness, did not lend support to us and we found ourselves weak negotiators at various stages.

  Robert Mugabe

  Support, Community, Weakness

  Source: www.revolutionarycommunist.org

• We expected anyway that the democratic forces which have agreed with us in Zimbabwe would have rallied behind us. But it was a difficult struggle.

  Robert Mugabe

  Struggle, Zimbabwe, Force

  Source: www.revolutionarycommunist.org

• I think that the movement is weak in Zimbabwe, much weaker than it is in Italy for example, much weaker than it is in Spain, much weaker than it is even in Germany, although there the groups are small they are very vociferous and you get them speaking loudly and organising.

  Robert Mugabe

  Thinking, Zimbabwe, Groups

  Source: www.revolutionarycommunist.org

• The anti-imperialist, forces in the country [Zimbabwe] here, I think are not that strong. The capitalist forces, the reactionary forces are far more formidable, far better organised. But we would have wanted to hear the voice of the anti-imperialist forces, those who espouse the cause of freedom, the cause of independence, everywhere.

  Robert Mugabe

  Country, Strong, Thinking

  Source: www.revolutionarycommunist.org

• The Patriotic Front is two organisations under a banner, and we cannot create one party overnight. It takes time. Even if we wanted it, this is not the time to do it; it would raise more contradictions in the Patriotic Front.

  Robert Mugabe

  Party, Patriotic, Two

  Source: www.revolutionarycommunist.org

• We will defend our victory through armed struggle. We will have to do that.

  Robert Mugabe

  Struggle, Victory, Armed Struggle

  Source: www.revolutionarycommunist.org

• If anybody attacks us we will readjust and mobilise ourselves for action immediately. That will be the end of the ceasefire if it happens during the ceasefire period. If it happens after we have won the elections, naturally we will put up a resistance.

  Robert Mugabe

  Ceasefire, Resistance, Action

  Source: www.revolutionarycommunist.org

• The armed struggle is not ending just now. We are upholding a ceasefire. We have our arms with us.

  Robert Mugabe

  Struggle, Arms, Ceasefire

  Source: www.revolutionarycommunist.org

• There is the possibility that these troops will be used against us if we are victorious. There is also the possibility that in fact the South Africans are there at the invitation of Britain, because Britain is hesitating to remove them. Hence there is a need for us to combine forces and demand through all political platforms, through all media, the withdrawal of South African troops and action, definite action, by Britain to get those South African troops out.

  Robert Mugabe

  Media, Political, Troops

  Source: www.revolutionarycommunist.org

• There are many refugees, if not more refugees inside the country than outside the country. There is also the question of working to aid us at the present moment when we are campaigning for elections.

  Robert Mugabe

  Country, Election, Moments

  Source: www.revolutionarycommunist.org

• Certainly we must combine forces . South African troops are within the country.We raised this matter with Mrs [Margaret] Thatcher and Lord [Peter] Carrington when we met them and we wanted to get from them a definite commitment that they were going to get the South African troops out.

  Robert Mugabe

  Country, Commitment, Troops

  Source: www.revolutionarycommunist.org

• The struggle hasn't ended. It's only just begun in our view. In the sense that if all goes well during the elections and we emerge as the government there will still be another form of struggle. But there's going to be lots of work in reconstruction, resettling people. In the initial period we will expect all the support groups we have here in Britain and elsewhere to concentrate their efforts in enabling us to resettle our people.

  Robert Mugabe

  Struggle, Government, Views

  Source: www.revolutionarycommunist.org

• I am an educationist. I'm an economist. I am a politician. I am also now a good storyteller, you know?

  Robert Mugabe

  Politician, Economist, Storyteller

  Source: www.npr.org

• I would spend my time telling stories or writing them.

  Robert Mugabe

  Writing, Stories, Telling Stories

  Source: www.npr.org