new system of education for ourselves and for our people. But
it shone through for all to see - and this was no minor thing -
even in his daily attitude, his beaming.. In his open smile,
there spoke the certainty of one v/ho had overcome the myth of
alleged inferiority, there spoke the triumph of having proved
the contrary. In his bold laughter spoke the pride of asserting himself as a new man of a new country, as a Mozambican.
In his straightforward friendliness spoke the reliance on a
reality which we were creating together. We remember him for
having helped us in so many ways to recognise ourselves as
Mozambicans,
And we praise him because he constantly inspired confidence by his
own example - confidence in ourselves and in our people.  In
his way of leading discussion, we could see how he respected
the thoughts and trusted the will of others. If we  differed,
he would fight to the end, always trying to convince, never
to impose, and if his arguments were defeated, then without
hesitation he would accept the decision of the majority. In
his many activities, in his travels and engagements, his calm
confidence showed the inner peace of a man who had had to
struggle against enormous obstacles, but not with his own conscience, because he knew he was right in following the will
of the people, always trying to understand it and to interpret in the correct way. In his dealing with the outside
world* we saw in practice his concept of non-alignment,
> • based on a-, firm faith that it is not necessary to bend to
any external power, that it is possible to work steadily toward the goal of reaching a political identity of our own.
We praise him for. having shown us the strength of relying on
ourselves and trusting ourselves.
And we honour him because he taught us to hate, for he taught us
whom to hate and why to hate. Son of a freedom-fighter,
descendant of freedom-fighters and leader of freedom-fighters,
he knew the importance of the right target for hatred, what
a formidable weapon it could be if directed correctly?  !,Yes,
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