Muammar Gaddafi Remarks quoted in Red Horizons: Chronicles of a Communist Spy Chief (1987) by Ion Mihai Pacepa, p. 110
«I staged a coup d’état and the workers staged the revolution, occupying the factories, becoming partners instead of employees, eliminating the monarchic administration and setting up people’s committees. In short, they liberated themselves. Students did the same. Today in Libya, only the people count»
Muammar Gaddafi Interview with Oriana Fallaci (2 December 1979), Corrieredella Sera
«We have been hurt more morally that physically because of what had happened against us in both deeds and words by you. Despite all this you will always remain our son whatever happened. We still pray that you continue to be president of the U. S. A. We Endeavour and hope that you will gain victory in the new election campaigne. You are a man who has enough courage to annul a wrong and mistaken action. I am sure that you are able to shoulder the responsibility for that. Enough evidence is available, Bearing in mind that you are the president of the strongest power in the world nowadays, and since Nato is waging an unjust war against a small people of a developing country. This country had already been subjected to embargo and sanctions, furthermore it also suffered a direct military armed aggression during Reagan’s time. This country is Libya. Hence, to serving world peace… Friendship between our peoples… and for the sake of economic, and security cooperation against terror, you are in a position to keep Nato off the Libyan affair for good»
Muammar Gaddafi, The Green Book (1975), Letter to Barack Obama
«Hitler and Mussolini exploited the support of the masses to rule the people. We revolutionaries enjoy the support of the masses to help the people become capable of ruling themselves on their own. I myself am constantly appealing to the masses to govern on their own. I say to my people: „If you love me, listen to me. And govern yourselves on your own“. That’s why they love me because, unlike Hitler, who said „I’ll do it all for you“, I say „Do it on your own“».
Muammar Gaddafi Interview with Oriana Fallaci (2 December 1979), Corrieredella Sera
«In the Middle East, the opposition is quite different than the opposition in advanced countries. In our countries, the opposition takes the form of explosions, assassinations, killings»
Muammar Gaddafi Video lecture at Columbia University (23 March 2006), quoted in BBC News (23 March 2006) «Gaddafi gives lesson on democracy»
