"Dead, living, free, or in prison on the orders of the colonialists, it is not I who counts. It is the Congo, it is Africa."

"We are not alone. Africa, Asia, and free and liberated people from every corner of the world will always be found at the side of the Congolese."

"The Congo will never again be a colony."

"The blood of the Congolese people will not be shed in vain."

"The struggle for independence is a difficult one, but we will triumph."