Leopold Sedar Senghor Quotes on Politics
Leopold Sedar Senghor was a Senegalese poet, philosopher, and the first president of independent Senegal. This page collects quotes attributed to Leopold Sedar Senghor on the topic of politics, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Leopold Sedar Senghor:
“Negritude is the sum of cultural values of the black world.”
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Attributed to Leopold Sedar Senghor:
“Civilization, in the end, is dialogue.”
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Attributed to Leopold Sedar Senghor:
“African socialism is not a doctrine; it is the result of African experience.”
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Attributed to Leopold Sedar Senghor:
“Culture is at the beginning and at the end of all development.”
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Attributed to Leopold Sedar Senghor:
“We must not regret the past, but prepare the future.”
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Attributed to Leopold Sedar Senghor:
“Negritude is, in essence, a cultural movement, but its political consequences are real.”