Top 15 Muammar al-Gaddafi Quotes

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For 40 years, I have not been the ruler - the authority

For 40 years, I have not been the ruler – the authority has been with the people. They take nothing from me or add anything to me.
Muammar al-Gaddafi
There is an intention to colonise Libya. And this makes the Libyan people want to fight the new colonisation by the West.
Muammar al-Gaddafi
It was very much exaggerated, this information campaign, this sustained campaign against us. But if I may… Over the process of years, it will thaw out. I mean, just gradually through contact, through dialogue, through investment.
Muammar al-Gaddafi
I am an international leader, the dean of the Arab rulers, the king of kings of Africa and the imam of Muslims, and my international status does not allow me to descend to a lower level.
Muammar al-Gaddafi
I cannot recognise either the Palestinian state or the Israeli state. The Palestinians are idiots and the Israelis are idiots.
Muammar al-Gaddafi
There is no state with a democracy except Libya on the whole planet.
Muammar al-Gaddafi
The West sees liberation movements as terrorist movements, and that is why I am accused of supporting terrorism: because I support liberation movements.
Muammar al-Gaddafi
The times of Arab nationalism and unity are gone forever. These ideas which mobilized the masses are only a worthless currency.
Muammar al-Gaddafi
My presence is to instigate and incite the people for any change they want, and for not having a change that they don’t wish to do.
Muammar al-Gaddafi
I am a Bedouin warrior who brought glory to Libya and will die a martyr.
Muammar al-Gaddafi
Nations whose nationalism is destroyed are subject to ruin.
Muammar al-Gaddafi
I’m not a president. They love me. All my people are with me; they love me all. They will die to protect me, my people.
Muammar al-Gaddafi
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.
Muammar al-Gaddafi
If they wanted to end the violence and war between them and if they wanted Jews and Palestinians to live in peace, Jews and Palestinians, then they should consider this solution: one democratic state, free from weapons of mass destruction, and with the return of the Palestinian refugees.
Muammar al-Gaddafi
All right, then nobody can complain if we ask pregnant women to make parachute jumps.
Muammar al-Gaddafi