President Julius Kambarage Nyerere was the first President of the United Republic of Tanzania and the Founder of the nation. He came into power through the ballot – a democratic process held in 1961 and remained in power for more than two decades. Mwalimu Nyerere was a gifted and morally upright man. He was a true son of Africa—a Pan-Africanist, a nationalist, a charismatic orator, a steadfast thinker, a diplomat and above all, a teacher. He chose to be called simply “Mwalimu”—”Teacher”. Throughout his term of office, he gave hundreds of speeches. Some were prepared in advance, but others were given extemporaneously. The Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation (founded by Mwalimu Nyerere himself in 1996) has assembled and put his speeches and writings into books. The quotations in this book are only those picked from the books in Freedom Series and his University Lectures. They are presented and arranged under the following themes: Philosophy of Life, Equality of Man, Colonialism, Tanzania’s Revolution, Democracy, Self-reliance, Rural Development, Non-alignment, African Unity, the United Nations, Leadership and Education. About the author Christopher C. Liundi Christopher C. Liundi graduated from the University of Dar es Salaam, and he ever held several party and governmental posts, including Regional Commissioner for Dodoma, Kigoma, Arusha and Dar es Salaam (1981-1990). He was later appointed as Ambassador to France, Spain, Portugal, Ethiopia and Djibouti (1990-1998). After this did become UNESCO’S Representative to Rwanda (1998-2003). He joined HE Dr Salim Ahmed Salim, then OAU Special Envoy and Chief Negotiator to the Inter-Sudanese Negotiations in Darfur, Sudan. He is currently teaching Journalism and Media Studies at the Open University of Tanzania on a part-time basis.