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“Hide nothing from the masses of our people. Tell no lies. Expose lies whenever they are told. Mask no difficulties, mistakes, failures. Claim no easy victories.”

Quote by Amilcar Cabral

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Amilcar Cabral
Amilcar Cabral

Amilcar Cabral, born on September 12, 1924, and died on January 20, 1973, was a leader of the independence movements in Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau, as well as a writer and thinker. more

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