“Full internal Self-Government for Belize is not only a responsibility but a challenge to develop and to improve our country’s resources at all levels; in the villages and towns, in the farms and factories, in a word, on the national level.

Let there be no mistake about it. We are building a new Nation on the Central American mainland - proud and free. Thanks to our endurance and courage, we have gone a long way towards nationhood. Our progress towards independence can be seen in our symbols: our new constitution, our flag, our national anthem. Our proposal to give the country a name which reflects the history and the heritage of the people.”

(Excerpt from a speech given by Premier George Price at Memorial Park September 10, 1963)

“While we shall not surrender even one square centimeter of our national territory, we do not propose to spew recrimination or insults against our neighbours.”
George Price, Wesley Church, August 5, 1962