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"21 Alex Magaisa Quotes & Sayings

      Zimbabwean     /     View profile
Born: 9 December 1975 | Academic | Lecturer |

It reminded me that as much as there are enablers of the system, there are also some within who, guided by their conscience, go out of their way to be helpful.

Reminded me Are enablers The system Guided by
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One thing learnt in the wake of the Farm Mechanization Scandal is that most looters have no remorse.Some are very big men who command a great following and loyalty. But they do not live by the word they preach.

One thing Learnt Farm mechanization scandal Most looters
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Our people have been robbed of their dignity.This is what happens when a nation is run by an inept, cold and corrupt lot.

Our people Been robbed Their dignity What happens
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They loot in the name of the people. Yet the people have been reduced to hunter-gatherers.

They loot The name The people Been reduced
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At least once in life you must do something that shocks you; something outside your comfort zone.

In life Do something Shocks you Comfort zone
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I don’t regard myself as doing anything extraordinary. It’s normal to question and challenge power. It’s not my job to make power comfortable.

Regard myself Anything extraordinary It's normal Question
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They must see that the source of their poverty are these people who purport to be their leaders

Must see The source Their poverty These people
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They need to understand how corruption works and why they’re carrying the cost of looting.

They need To understand Corruption works The cost
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My brothers and sisters in the Catholic Church in Zimbabwe, we are going to have to sit down at some point for a lovely conversation concerning our country.

My brothers Sisters Sit down Some point
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So I hope patriotic Zimbabweans who want to clean up their country of systemic corruption will be inspired to do the right thing.

I hope Patriotic Clean up Their country
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This is similar to the moral hazard when political elites are beneficiaries of taxpayer-funded schemes.

Moral hazard Political elites Are beneficiaries Taxpayer funded
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It’s a violation of free speech and the right to peaceful demonstrations, guaranteed by the constitution.

A violation Free speech The right Peaceful demonstrations
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Of course, thieves will raise all manner of threats when caught with hands in the cookie jar.

Thieves Will raise All manner Threats
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They are wasting taxpayers funds paying lobbyists while doing everything to undermine themselves. They don’t care because it’s not their money.

Wasting taxpayers Funds Paying lobbyists Doing everything
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This is about every citizen who wants to exercise their freedom of expression, assembly or to demonstrate.

Every citizen Who wants Exercise Freedom
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If people sit back and watch, their leaders will be picked one by one, like lambs to the slaughter.

Sit back Their leaders Be picked Like lambs
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Authoritarian regimes are only as strong as the people’s acquiescence.

Authoritarian regimes As strong People acquiescence
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Exposing corruption in an authoritarian environment is not a easy job. The corrupt will go after those who expose corruption, leaving their corrupt friends.

Exposing corruption Authoritarian environment Easy job The corrupt
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I detest freebies because they are a burden on others.

Detest freebies A burden On others
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Why should poor taxpayers fund the lifestyles of other individuals?

Poor taxpayers Fund Lifestyles Other individuals
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How do men of the cloth, very big and respected men of the cloth, say “thou shall not steal” to their flock and yet they nick public funds in the name of loans, leaving poor men and women to foot their bills, effectively funding their lifestyles?

Do men The cloth Very big Respected men
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Alex Magaisa Quotes & Sayings