22 Quotes About Liberium

Liberia is the oldest republic in the world, having gained independence from France in 1847. It is one of the West African nations, located on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea. Most people know Liberia as the birthplace of the first president of America, George Washington Carver. The country has a long history of fighting against oppression, but with so many political and economic struggles, it’s hard to say what will happen next Read more

Here are some quotes about Liberia that are guaranteed to inspire you with what’s possible for this country.

Always focus on the power of love than the love...
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Always focus on the power of love than the love of power Henry Johnson Jr
Education is liberation, knowledge is power.
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Education is liberation, knowledge is power. Henry Johnson Jr
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Organizations like the UN do a lot of good, but there are certain basic realities they never seem to grasp. .Maybe the most important truth that eludes these organizations is that it's insulting when outsiders come in and tell a traumatized people what it will take for them to heal. You cannot go to another country and make a plan for it. The cultural context is so different from what you know that you will not understand much of what you see. I would never come to the US and claim to understand what's going on, even in the African American culture. People who have lived through a terrible conflict may be hungry and desperate, but they are not stupid. They often have very good ideas about how peace can evolve, and they need to be asked. That includes women. Most especially women. .To outsiders like the UN, these soldiers were a problem to be managed. But they were our children. Leymah Gbowee
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Inside, I screamed for help but the words knew better than to escape my lips. Unknown
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He was a nobody. Yet and still, he held the gun and therfore all of the power. Unknown
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VOA no longer felt like a sanctuary but rather a mirage and we were desert wanderers. Unknown
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We were all pawns easily discarded at the whims of monsters, some of whom were younger than me. Unknown
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It was as if hell itself had taken human form and come up from the abyss. Unknown
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A true revolution is about making those who are comfortable with corruption, uncomfortable. It's about pointing your fingers in the right direction and with nothing but the truth, will come power. A power not to exploit the Liberian people. But an ability to restore liberty, justice, and prosperity for all." - Henry Johnson Jr Henry Johnson Jr
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In 1821, the United States government sent Dr. Eli Ayres to West Africa to buy, on what was known as the “Pepper Coast, ” land that could be used as a colony for relocated slaves from America. He sailed to the location on the Mesurado River aboard the naval schooner USS Alligator, commanded by Lieutenant Robert Stockton. When they arrived, Stockton forced the sale of some land at gunpoint, from a local tribal chief named King Peter. Soon after this sale was consummated, returned slaves and their stores were landed as colonists on Providence and Bushrod Islands in the Montserado River. However, once the USS Alligator left the new colonists, they were confronted by King Peter and his tribe. It took some doing but on April 25, 1822 this group moved off the low lying, mosquito infested islands and took possession of the highlands behind Cape Montserado, thereby founding present day Monrovia. Named after U.S. President James Monroe, it became the second permanent African American settlement in Africa after Freetown, Sierra Leone.Thus the colony had its beginnings, but not without continuing problems with the local inhabitants who felt that they had been cheated in the forced property transaction. With the onset of the rainy season, disease, shortage of supplies and ongoing hostilities, caused the venture to almost fail. As these problems increased, Dr. Ayres wanted to retreat to Sierra Leone again, but Elijah Johnson an African American, who was one of the first colonial agents of the American Colonization Society, declared that he was there to stay and would never leave his new home. Dr. Eli Ayres however decided that enough was enough and left to return to the United States, leaving Elijah and the remaining settlers behind. The colony was nearly lost if it was not for the arrival of another ship, the U.S. Strong carrying the Reverent Jehudi Ashmun and thirty-seven additional emigrants, along with much needed stores. It didn’t take long before the settlement was identified as a “Little America” on the western coast of Africa. Later even the flag was fashioned after the American flag by seven women; Susannah Lewis, Matilda Newport, Rachel Johnson, Mary Hunter, J.B. Russwurm, Conilette Teage, and Sara Dripper. On August 24, 1847 the flag was flown for the first time and that date officially became known as “Flag Day.” With that a new nation was born! . Captain Hank Bracker
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Money cannot buy you "HEALTH. Henry Johnson Jr
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A trusted man doesn't flip-flop on where he stands. He says what he means and stand where he stands. He's not easily influenced by fear. He's influenced by destiny and will not be taken advantage of. Henry Johnson Jr
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The sense of a small courageous community barely existing above the desert of trees, hemmed in by a sun too fierce to work under and a darkness filled with evil spirits - love was an arm round the neck, a cramped embrace in the smoke, wealth a little pile of palm-nuts, old age sores and leprosy, religion a few stones in the centre of the village where the dead chiefs lay, a grove of trees where the rice birds, like yellow and green canaries, built their nests, a man in a mask with raffia skirts dancing at burials. This never varied, only their kindness to strangers, the extent of their poverty and the immediacy of their terrors. Their laughter and their happiness seemed the most courageous things in nature . Graham Greene
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The respect + love for humanity that's why I travel. We are all special and gifted beings, no matter our religious differences. The message should be peace, love and prosperity. There should be no adversity but solidarity. Henry Johnson Jr
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We were not born into this life knowingthat we were going to becomerich or poor, striving or with a celeb status, sick or healthy. But one thing that I know is thatthe human mind is a powerful tool to achieve success. No matter the circumstances, greatness is when you pushyourself above the odds. Henry Johnson Jr
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Dear Non-Black American, when you comes to the United States, you become black. No matter of your origin. Stop saying you are Liberian, Jamaican, Belizean, Nigerian, South African or Ghanaian. White America doesn't care about all that bull, that's why on the work application it doesn't give you the option to say Ghanaian or Jamaican, it says "African American. Henry Johnson Jr
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Liberia gave life, America gives me a DREAM. Henry Johnson Jr
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From childhood's hour I have not been As others were; I was different I was not raised; as others were My passions from a common sense of ideas. From the same source I have taken Thus, this is art that connects mankind My pains; I could not awaken Resurrected, because in art there's creativity My heart too complacent at the same rate; And all I loved indeed, I loved alone. I am alone. Henry Johnson Jr
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A touch so tender Bliss of sweet words fills of desire Open Hearts of sweet surrender Nightly poison gas the fire. A quite place to romance Touches as we held hands. No loud words spoken, but whispers Just Heart, promises to be kept No tales being told tonight. No looking back ­ no regrets. Longing for this moment Such complacent little time. We vowed to another. Being lonely is the only hate within my heart. Tomorrow bringing sorrow. A smoke of Marlboro to release myself. A brief moment of blame with shame With memories reflecting back to those nights. A release from compassion's flames. Henry Johnson Jr
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A true revolution is about making those who are comfortable with corruption, uncomfortable. It's about pointing your fingers in the right direction and with nothing but the truth, will comes power. A power not to exploit the Liberian people. But an ability to restore liberty, justice, and prosperity for all. Henry Johnson Jr
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You got warlords still running free, but yet you want a stable Liberia. You got puppets as leaders still signing off Liberia's resources to foreigners, but yet you want a developed Liberia. They are threat to a progressive Liberia. Henry Johnson Jr