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" I have learnt to enjoy my own company because I have lived alone many years. "

Winnie Byanyima

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" People who are denied access to power are also denied the opportunity to make or influence decisions to live a better life out of poverty and claim their rights. "

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" I am still haunted by the memory of my Ugandan friends dying from HIV years ago because high prices kept the medicines they needed out of reach. "

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" Far too many governments are cutting back on their investment in human development. "

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" A tax system is important because of what it can pay for, but also for how it works. When we pay taxes, we expect something back from the state; it strengthens the relationship and accountability between us and our governments. It also pays for what private finance shouldn't: our needs for healthcare, education and social security. "

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" I don't think it's helpful to go dismantling the past, but you can refuse to honor aspects of it that you don't believe in anymore. "

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" Crucially, African governments must ensure they prioritize the eradication of tax evasion and tax avoidance. "

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" I'm ready to do any kind of work, as long as it absorbs my passion for making a just world and equal world. "

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" The people standing up most strongly for our democracies should be celebrated, not prosecuted - be it those countless human rights defenders who defend all our rights or the brave whistle-blowers who expose tax dodging. "

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" Extreme inequality is no temporary blip. It is hard-wired into our economies. "

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" Governments should end the extreme concentration of wealth in order to end poverty. This means tackling tax dodging but also increasing taxes on wealth and high incomes to ensure a more level playing field and generate the billions of dollars needed to invest in healthcare, education, and job creation. "

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" The discrimination of women and girls goes to the core of any and all analyses of the world's economic, political, and environmental problems. "

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" A good leader, in my view, should have a clear vision of the future they want and the society they need to build. They must also have a connection with the people who work for them and be able to mobilise their best energies to create teams where people can be most creative and happy. "

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" The struggles to overturn colonial rule were long and often bitter. But, over time, most were inevitably successful. "

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" My own life values were shaped in great part by my mother, who instigated women's clubs in my village. Women were able to organize and stand together. What inspired me most about their work was the power it gave them to assert their rights and the rights of their daughters, be it education or property inheritance. "

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