If the choice was made for us, one for us to lose our sovereignty and become a member of the Commonwealth or to remain with our sovereignty and lose membership of the Commonwealth, then I would say, then let the Commonwealth go. What is it to us? Our people are overjoyed, the land is ours. We are now the rulers and owners of Zimbabwe.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Sovereignty is valued more than membership in international organizations.
- In plain terms
- We prefer to be independent even if it means leaving groups.
- What can you take from it?
- National control matters more than international ties.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is isolation better than interdependence?
- How much is sovereignty worth?
Another view
Isolation can harm economic and political stability.
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