Maurice Bishop

“The revolution is for all the people.”

“Our new airport is a symbol of our new freedom.”

“We say that the people have a right to work, a right to housing, a right to health care, a right to education.”

“Imperialism is not a paper tiger. It is a real tiger and it will devour us if we are not careful.”

“We are a small country, we are a poor country, with a population of largely African descent, we are a part of the exploited Third World, and we have a stake in seeking the creation of a new international economic order.”

“We are not in anybody's backyard.”

“We want to see a new man and a new woman, a new society and a new civilization.”

“The people's participation in the running of their country is the most important element of democracy.”

“A revolution which is not developing is a revolution that is dying.”

“Freedom of the press is a right which must be used responsibly.”

“Forward ever, backward never.”

“There can be no true democracy unless the people's organisations are creating the democracy.”

“Education is a right, not a privilege.”

“We must build our own democracy, one that is relevant to our own conditions.”