Saddam Hussein — "I am a simple peasant from a simple village. I have no ambition for power."

"Don't let he who thinks you despise him get close to you."

"Every fair-minded person knows that when Iraqi officials say something, they are trustworthy."

"Our principles are not just national or pan-Arab, but they are humane principles. We believe in humanity. We believe that the world must seek to find opportunities for peace, not opportunities for war…"

"Our children should be taught to beware of everything foreign and not to disclose any state or party secrets to foreigners... for foreigners are eyes for their countries, and some of them are counterr…"

"Death to America! Death to Israel!"