so as to enable the secretary general to understand and appreciate what we are trying to do.

The only white man you can trust is a dead white man.

Let those long distance philanthropists who want to romanticize shacks … tell us why they don’t allow them in their own land,

If the choice were made, one for us to lose our sovereignty and become a member of the Commonwealth or remain with our sovereignty and lose the membership of the Commonwealth, I would say let...

The land is ours. It’s not European and we have taken it, we have given it to the rightful people, … Those of white extraction who happen to be in the country and are farming...

We have said the first step was to designate the land, inform the owners. And the second would be to get the responses from the owners. And this will be openly done.

We pride ourselves as being top, really, on the African ladder … We feel that we have actually been advancing rather than going backwards.

Victory and defeat are quick to reconcile, quick to connect and cohabit in the same national space for greater peace and togetherness,

These are war veterans who fought for their country, and the army also has war veterans in it,

We are not hungry. . . . Why foist this food upon us? We don’t want to be choked. We have enough.

There are some who say they no longer want elections, saying they now will change the government through mass protests…I warn them, they are playing with fire and they should stop.

Having restored land to the people… We have learnt a host of lessons, all pointing to the challenge of ensuring food security for the people.

If those men believe they need compensation, they should go to Britain,

I thank you for defying him. You have gone against the grain of some of Zimbabwe’s enemies.

It could never be a correct justification that, because the whites oppressed us yesterday when they had power, that the blacks must oppress them today because they have power

We would rather talk to the people who manipulate the puppets,

The eradication of extreme poverty and hunger remains a major challenge for Zimbabwe [and] total consumption poverty increased from 42 percent in 1995 to 63 percent in 2003,

Both sides have, therefore, something to rejoice about as, indeed, something to mourn about,

Certainly within this month we will have concluded the exercise,

I wish to assure you that there can never be any return to the state of armed conflict which existed before our commitment to peace and the democratic process of election under the Lancaster House...

I look forward working with the new parliament as together we grapple with the pressing challenges of improving the livelihood of our people and developing our nation,

Our cities and towns . . . had become havens for illicit and criminal practices and activities that just could not be allowed to go on.

Having restored land to the people, … We have learnt a host of lessons, all pointing to the challenge of ensuring food security for the people.

I can’t spell Dell, but I can spell hell, and he might be there one of these days,

The prophets of doom are prophets of doom. Their prophecies are doomed,

lower than dogs and pigs.

You describe our country as if it is a graveyard,

If the choice was made for us, one for us to lose our sovereignty and become a member of the Commonwealth or to remain with our sovereignty and lose membership of the Commonwealth, then I...

The new authorities have expressed willingness for us to continue our support. We are offering this support especially for security.

insist on being world policemen on the management of the Internet.

As Africans, we need to ensure that our security systems are inter-twined. There are different areas of mutual interest we are going to develop.

Countries such as the U.S. and Britain have taken it upon themselves to decide for us in the developing world, even to interfere in our domestic affairs and to bring about what they call regime...

quarters that should know better.

The Cubans are being punished with sanctions in the same way we are,

All genuine and well meaning white farmers who wish to pursue a farming career as loyal citizens of this country will have land to do so.

But these nimble joys and aches aside, the greatest winner, you will agree, was our democratic process.

In most recent times, as the West started being hostile to us, we deliberately declared a Look East policy.

There is no food crisis even as we speak, … What worries us is the fact the our crop has failed us because of the rain, of the drought, and we are not the only...

I come before you in a moment and mood of national pride and joy tempered with a sense of humility,

Where is the Zimbabwe-famous Habitat? … Why should it maintain ominous silence? For here is real work of the homeless for it?

redressing the past gross imbalances in land ownership, which were institutionalized by British colonialism.

All is well that ends well. We are very happy that all the issues were well discussed.

Let today be a day of renewal of our common determination, commitment and resolve to ensure that peace wins in the DRC,

The results are out, and these do bind us all, loser and winner alike.

could go to hell.

It may be necessary to use methods other than constitutional ones.

We are going to give material support to Angola to put an end to this war,

We have come to the conclusion that we have to re-examine other means to put an end to the aggression in Congo,

So, Blair keep your England, and let me keep my Zimbabwe.

I think his expectations have been met.