Editing Arusha Declaration (section)

===Self-reliance===
Part three of the Arusha Declaration espouses the importance of national self-reliance and debates the nature of development.
Asserting that “A poor man does not use Money as a Weapon”, the Arusha Declaration identifies the heart of economic struggle:<blockquote>"We have chosen the wrong weapon for our struggle, because we chose money as our weapon.  We are trying to overcome our economic weakness by using the weapons of the economically strong – weapons which in fact we do not possess.  By our thoughts, words and actions it appears as if we have come to the conclusion that without money we cannot bring about the revolution we are aiming at.  It is as if we have said, “Money is the basis of development.  Without money, there can be no development" (Publicity Section, TANU, Dar es Salaam, 1967, p.&nbsp;5).</blockquote>Secondly, no amount of money, whether it is accrued through [[taxation]], [[foreign aid]] or private investment, will ever be enough to achieve the development targets and independence needs of a nation (Publicity Section, TANU, Dar es Salaam, 1967).  The essential and true nature of development is this: <blockquote>“The development of a country is brought about by people, not by money.  Money, and the wealth it represents, is the result and not the basis of development.”</blockquote>  In addition to people, the prerequisites of development are land, good policies and good leadership and the necessary condition and root of development are the hard work and intelligence of the people (Publicity Section, TANU, Dar es Salaam, 1967).