‘There is not a single African alive today who has not had an ancestor
unceremoniously bundled off the land by marauding settlers. Or even killed for their land for that matter. My point is that Zimbabwe’s
inspired land reform process has laid the foundation for our children. Without today’s events, our children would wonder, with some amusement, why this current generation spurned the golden opportunity to reclaim the noble heritage that lies in our land.’
‘Ever since 1896, every action directed by the British government
towards indigenous Zimbabweans has been informed by a mix of greed and racial prejudice. But I am happy to say that the sovereign nation of Zimbabwe remains impregnable to colonialist chicanery. The legacy of the Third Chimurenga is economic freedom
and our people will enjoy the fruits of this momentous victory.’ Page 196
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