" Our dearest wish perhaps, some may find it utopian is to found in the Congo a Nation in which differences of race and religion will melt away, a homogeneous society composed of Belgians and Congolese who with a single impulse will link their hearts to the destinies of the country. "

― Patrice Lumumba , Lumumba Speaks: The Speeches and Writings of Patrice Lumumba, 1958-1961