Muammar Gaddafi

Libyan dictator

Contemporary influential 268 sayings

Sayings by Muammar Gaddafi

I am a Bedouin. I am not a city dweller. I am a man of the desert. I live in a tent. I live in a simple way. I do not have a palace. I do not have a big house.

2011 — Interview with Al Jazeera
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The world is divided into two parts: a part that is civilized and a part that is not civilized. And the civilized part is the one that is developed and the one that is advanced, and the one that is democratic.

2009 — Speech to the UN General Assembly
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I am not a dictator. I am a leader of the revolution. I am a symbol of the revolution. I am a guide for the revolution. I am a father for the revolution.

2011 — Interview with Al Jazeera
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The people love me. All my people with me. They love me. They will die for me.

2011 — Interview with Al Jazeera
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My people are all armed. They are all trained. They are all ready to fight. They are all ready to die for Libya.

2011 — Interview with Al Jazeera
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I am a revolutionary. I am a fighter. I am a liberator. I am a defender of the oppressed. I am a defender of the weak. I am a defender of the poor.

2009 — Speech to the UN General Assembly
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The United Nations is a terrorist organization. It is a tool of the superpowers. It is a tool of the imperialists. It is a tool of the colonialists.

2009 — Speech to the UN General Assembly
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Democracy is a fraud. It is a lie. It is a deception. It is a trick. It is a conspiracy.

1975 — The Green Book
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The masses are the true rulers. The people are the true masters. The people are the true leaders. The people are the true government.

1975 — The Green Book
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All men are equal. All women are equal. There is no such thing as a superior sex or an inferior sex.

1975 — The Green Book
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The family is the most important institution in society. It is the foundation of society. It is the building block of society.

1975 — The Green Book
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The Arabs are one nation. They are one people. They are one family. They are one body.

1970s — Speech on Arab Unity
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Islam is the religion of truth. It is the religion of justice. It is the religion of peace. It is the religion of equality.

1970s — Speech on Islam
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The West is decadent. It is corrupt. It is immoral. It is evil.

1970s-2011 — Various speeches and interviews
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America is the Great Satan. It is the enemy of Islam. It is the enemy of humanity.

1980s — Various speeches and interviews
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Israel is a cancerous tumor. It is a racist entity. It is an apartheid state.

1970s-2011 — Various speeches and interviews
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The Palestinian people are the victims of injustice. They are the victims of aggression. They are the victims of oppression.

1970s-2011 — Various speeches and interviews
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Africa is the continent of the future. It is the continent of hope. It is the continent of destiny.

2000s — Speech to the African Union
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I am an international revolutionary. I am an international fighter. I am an international liberator.

1970s-2011 — Various speeches and interviews
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The Lockerbie bombing was a conspiracy. It was a plot. It was a frame-up.

1999 — Interview with CNN
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