Muammar Gaddafi

Libyan dictator

Contemporary influential 268 sayings

Sayings by Muammar Gaddafi

Labour in return for wages is virtually the same as enslaving a human being. In a socialist society no person may own a private means of transportation for the purpose of renting to others, because this represents controlling the needs of others.

1975 — From his 'Green Book'.
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

Labour in return for wages is virtually the same as enslaving a human being. In a socialist society no person may own a private means of transportation for the purpose of renting to others, because this represents controlling the needs of others.

1975 — From his 'Green Book'.
Strange & Unusual Confirmed

Mandatory education is a coercive education that suppresses freedom. To impose specific teaching materials is a dictatorial act.

1975 — From his 'Green Book'.
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

Mandatory education is a coercive education that suppresses freedom. To impose specific teaching materials is a dictatorial act.

1975 — From his 'Green Book'.
Strange & Unusual Confirmed

There are inevitable cycles of social history: the yellow race's domination of the world, when it came from Asia, and the white race's attempts at colonizing extensive areas of all continents of the world. Now, it is the turn of the black race to prevail in the world.

1975 — From his 'Green Book'.
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

There are inevitable cycles of social history: the yellow race's domination of the world, when it came from Asia, and the white race's attempts at colonizing extensive areas of all continents of the world. Now, it is the turn of the black race to prevail in the world.

1975 — From his 'Green Book'.
Strange & Unusual Confirmed

While it is democratically not permissible for an individual to own any information or publishing medium, all individuals have a natural right to self-expression by any means, even if such means were insane and meant to prove a person's insanity.

1975 — From his 'Green Book'.
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

While it is democratically not permissible for an individual to own any information or publishing medium, all individuals have a natural right to self-expression by any means, even if such means were insane and meant to prove a person's insanity.

1975 — From his 'Green Book'.
Strange & Unusual Confirmed

The Arabs are envious of you and hope destruction for you and they don't like you at all.

Unknown — To Libyan people.
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

The Arabs are envious of you and hope destruction for you and they don't like you at all.

Unknown — To Libyan people.
Strange & Unusual Disputed

Egypt is going towards the unknown. Not one Egyptian is able to reach an understanding with another Egyptian ... The army is nothing ... Egypt is nothing. It is not a popular revolt.

Unknown — General comments.
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

Egypt is going towards the unknown. Not one Egyptian is able to reach an understanding with another Egyptian ... The army is nothing ... Egypt is nothing. It is not a popular revolt.

Unknown — General comments.
Strange & Unusual Confirmed

There must be a world revolution which puts an end to all materialistic conditions hindering woman from performing her natural role in life and driving her to carry out man's duties in order to be equal in rights.

Unknown — General comments.
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

There must be a world revolution which puts an end to all materialistic conditions hindering woman from performing her natural role in life and driving her to carry out man's duties in order to be equal in rights.

Unknown — General comments.
Strange & Unusual Confirmed

Women are different from men in form because they are females, just as all females in the kingdom of plants and animals differ from the male of their species… Since men cannot be impregnated they do not experience the ailments that women do. She breastfeeds for nearly two years.

1975 — From his 'Green Book'.
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

Women are different from men in form because they are females, just as all females in the kingdom of plants and animals differ from the male of their species… Since men cannot be impregnated they do not experience the ailments that women do. She breastfeeds for nearly two years.

1975 — From his 'Green Book'.
Strange & Unusual Confirmed

Protestors are serving the devil, they want to humiliate you.

2011 — Statement during the 2011 Libyan civil war.
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

Protestors are serving the devil, they want to humiliate you.

2011 — Statement during the 2011 Libyan civil war.
Strange & Unusual Disputed

I do not support peace in the Middle East. And I do not support Arafat. He is a stupid, incompetent fool!

1987 — From 'Red Horizons: Chronicles of a Communist Spy Chief' by Ion Mihai Pacepa.
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

I do not support peace in the Middle East. And I do not support Arafat. He is a stupid, incompetent fool!

1987 — From 'Red Horizons: Chronicles of a Communist Spy Chief' by Ion Mihai Pacepa.
Strange & Unusual Disputed