Abdoulaye Wade Quotes

France, Politician
May 29, 1926

Abdoulaye Wade (born 29 May 1926) is a Senegalese politician who was President of Senegal from 2000 to 2012. He is also the Secretary-General of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS), having led the party since it was founded in 1974. A long-time opposition leader, he ran for President four times, beginning in 1978, before he was elected in 2000. He won re-election in 2007 with a majority in the first round, but in 2012 he was defeated in a controversial bid for a third term.

Also known as Lawyer, President

Education for all seems to be the product of a type of distributive justice that is in no way related to the individual.

Abdoulaye Wade
- Way
- Education
- Justice
We wish to ensure that young Africans do not feel disorientated in the century in which they live.

Abdoulaye Wade
- Live
- Wish
- Young

The teacher that I was for decades, and that I still am in a certain way, wondered what was meant by the word education. I was truly dumbfounded at the very thought of dealing with such an essential and extensive subject.

Abdoulaye Wade
Democracy is constructed like an edifice, freedom by freedom, right by right, until it reaches its snapping point.

Abdoulaye Wade
- Freedom
- Democracy
- Right
A small child from a developing country has the advantage, from a very early age, of having access to toys which structure his mind, which constitute a sure advantage over the little African child who has never even held a modern toy.

Abdoulaye Wade
- Country
- Mind
- Age
States have no friends, they only have interests.

Abdoulaye Wade
- Friends
- States
- Interests
We will win the battle for Africa, which is in effect a battle for Humanity.

Abdoulaye Wade
- Humanity
- Win
- Battle
As a disciplined African head of state, I will follow the decisions of the Economic Community of West African States and the African Union on how to resolve the Ivorian conflict.

Abdoulaye Wade

I support the state, but not the state-run economy. The state should intervene only to create the conditions necessary for the private sector to thrive.

Abdoulaye Wade
Europe is not one of the major powers. And Africa even less so of course. But Africa has what Europe lacks: space, human resources, and natural resources while Europe has the technological innovation that Africa lacks. Together we can become a power which can count in the future.

Abdoulaye Wade
- Europe
- Powers
- Major
Some people are living right in water, others are camping outside. Tackling that is more important than elections.

Abdoulaye Wade
- People
- Water
- Right
I am counting on the private sector, because it is crucial to Senegal's future.

Abdoulaye Wade
I have decided to suspend this procedure to continue the dialogue with the opposition. That doesn't mean I have abandoned combining the elections,

Abdoulaye Wade
If we are utopists, leave us with our utopias so long as they induce action, so long as they are motivating.

Abdoulaye Wade
- Action
- Utopias
- Induce

People of today should not forget those Africans who made a major contribution to world peace.

Abdoulaye Wade
- People
- Forget
- Africans
We therefore must keep the faith, despite the defeat of policies, because men pass with their policies whilst generations follow each other.

Abdoulaye Wade
- Faith
- Defeat
- Policies