Quotes of the Day

PATRICK CHITAKA, an opposition senator-elect in Zimbabwe
Thursday, Apr. 03, 2008

Open quotePeople are tired of being poor, and now that they know the bully can be thrashed they'll come out in greater numbers than before. Even the oldest people with canes will come. Close quote

  • PATRICK CHITAKA
  • an opposition senator-elect in Zimbabwe, on the prospect of defeating Robert Mugabe, who has ruled the country for 28 years
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