“You ask me if I will not be glad when the last battle is fought, so far as the country is concerned I, of course, must wish for peace, and will be glad when the war is ended, but if I answer for myself alone, I must say that I shall regret to see the war end.”

“The only important thing I have to say is that my father never fought against his country.”

“There was never a good war, or a bad peace.”

“Let's drink to the spirit of gallantry and courage that made a strange Heaven out of unbelievable Hell, and let's drink to the hope that one day this country of ours, which we love so much, will find dignity and greatness and peace again.”

“I want peace. I want to see if somewhere there isn't something left in life of charm and grace.”

“But since independence, Gabon is one of the few countries in Central Africa that enjoys peace and stability.”

“If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live in peace.”

“I too hope in this short reign to be a man of peace.”

“There was a time in my life when I thought I had everything - millions of dollars, mansions, cars, nice clothes, beautiful women, and every other materialistic thing you can imagine. Now I struggle for peace.”