Banda himself bluntly summed up his approach to ruling the country by saying, "Everything is my business. Everything. Anything I say is law...literally law. Within Malawi, views on him ranged from cult-like devotion to fear
Banda anayankhula modzitamandira padzautsogoleri wake ponena kuti "chilichonse ndi changa, zonse zomwe ndingayankhule ndi lamulo. Mmalawi muno, ena ankamukonda momupembedza pamene ena ankachita naye mantha