Muammar Gaddafi

Libyan dictator

Contemporary influential 268 sayings

Sayings by Muammar Gaddafi

The revolution is a volcano that will erupt and destroy all enemies.

1970s — Speech
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

I am a freedom fighter, not a terrorist.

2011 — Interview with foreign journalists
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

My power comes from the people, not from an election.

2011 — Interview with foreign journalists
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

The West wants to steal our oil.

2011 — Speech during 2011 uprising
Strange & Unusual Confirmed

I am a victim of international conspiracy.

2011 — Speech during 2011 uprising
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

All the world is a stage, and I am the leading actor.

1980s — Attributed, likely from an interview or speech
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

I am a simple man, a Bedouin.

2009 — Interview with Christiane Amanpour, CNN
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

The people are the masters, not the government.

1975 — The Green Book
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

The world should embrace direct popular democracy.

2009 — Speech to the UN General Assembly
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

I am a prophet of the revolution.

1970s — Attributed, likely from an interview or speech
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

I am the voice of the voiceless.

1980s — Speech
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

The revolution will continue until victory.

2011 — Speech during 2011 uprising
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

I am not a dictator. I am a leader of the masses.

2011 — Interview with ABC News
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

I am the leader of the revolution. I am not a president. I am not a king. So I don’t have to leave.

2011 — Speech during the Libyan uprising
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

All the people love me. All my people are with me. They love me all.

2011 — Interview during protests against his rule
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

I am not a terrorist. I am the one who fights terrorism.

2009 — UN speech
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

I cannot resign from my duties. I have no duties.

2011 — Defying calls to step down
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

The United Nations is just a terrorist organization.

2011 — Speech condemning international pressure
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

All peoples must have their own homes. The home is a basic need of both the individual and the family. Therefore, it should not be owned by others.

1975 — The Green Book, Chapter 1: The Solution of the Problem of the Instrument of Governing
Controversial Unverifiable

Women are human beings and men are also human beings. But... men and women are not equal.

1979 — The Green Book, Chapter 3: The Social Basis of the Third Universal Theory
Controversial Unverifiable