President Obama's speech in Ghana

I am so proud of my president. I think a lot of people here in Kinshasa tuned in. I hope they were encouraged in their hopes and strengthened in their virtues, by the simple and straighforward truths spoken by President Obama. It's not that he says there's no blame, there's enough of it to go round, that's for sure. It's that he simply says, let's do our best starting right now from where we are, and the U.S. is here to help. Some of my favorite lines: "Africa's future is up to Africans." "Just as it is important to emerge from the control of other nations, it is even more important to build one's own nation." "it will not be giants like Nkruma and Kenyatta who will determine Africa's future, instead, it will be you..." "development depends on good governance... that is a responsibility that can only be met by Africans" "...governments that respect the will of their own people, that govern by consent and not coercion are more prosperous, they are more stable and more successful than governments that do not." "No country is going to create wealth if its leaders exploit the economy to enrich themselves..." "That is not democracy, that is tyranny, even if occasionally you sprinkle an election in it." "Strong Parliament, honest police force, independent judges, an independent press, a strong private sector, a civil society: those are the things that give life to democracy." "[The U.S. will help with] ... concrete solutions to corruption..." "Countries thrive when they invest in their people and in their infrastructure." "Aid is not an end in itself." "Wealthy nations must open their doors to goods and services from other countries." "We will invest in public health systems." "We must stand up to inhumanity in our midst." "It is the death sentence of a society to force children to kill in war. It is the ultimate mark of criminality and cowardice to condemn women to relentless and systemic rape. We must bear witness to the value of every child in Darfur and the dignity of every woman in the Congo." "I am particularly speaking to the young people all over Africa... The world will be what you make of it... You can make change from the bottom up. Yes, you can!"