Saddam Hussein quotes
Born
April 28 1937, Al-Awja, Saladin Governorate, Kingdom of Iraq.
Died
30 December 2006.
Occupation
President.
Saddam Hussein was President of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003.
You know me… If you are Iraqi, you know me.
– Saddam Hussein
I call on you not to hate, because hate does not leave space for a person to be fair and it makes you blind and closes all doors of thinking.
– Saddam Hussein
I am not guilty, I am innocent.
– Saddam Hussein
Who are you and what are you?… I need to know.
– Saddam Hussein
Those who fight in God’s cause will be victorious.
– Saddam Hussein
Women make up one half of society. Our society will remain backward and in chains unless its women are liberated, enlightened and educated.
– Saddam Hussein
I said I’m the president of Iraq… I did not say deposed.
– Saddam Hussein
Baghdad is determined to force the Mongols of our age to commit suicide at its gates.
– Saddam Hussein
We are not intimidated by the size of the armies, or the type of hardware the US has brought.
– Saddam Hussein
Whoever tries to climb over our fence, we will try to climb over his house.
– Saddam Hussein
Allah is on our side. That is why we will beat the aggressor.
– Saddam Hussein
Nothing worse than Kurds in your milk. General, make sure i never see another Kurd again.
– Saddam Hussein
Don’t be attracted to easy paths because the paths that make your feet bleed are the only way to get ahead in life.
– Saddam Hussein
The United States must get a taste of its own poison.
– Saddam Hussein
If you are Iraqi, you know who I am… and you know that I do not tire. I am the president of Iraq and I refuse to answer these questions because this court is illegitimate.
– Saddam Hussein
Politics is when you say you are going to do one thing while intending to do another. Then you do neither what you said nor what you intended.
– Saddam Hussein
Remember the valiant Iraqi peasant and how he shot down an American Apache with an old weapon.
– Saddam Hussein
We are ready to sacrifice our souls, our children and our families so as not to give up Iraq. We say this so no one will think that America is capable of breaking the will of the Iraqis with its weapons.
– Saddam Hussein
The United States reaps the thorns its rulers have planted in the world.
– Saddam Hussein
There is much to be said for having an experienced international jurist who is entirely unconnected with the allied invaders, on the tribunal.
– Saddam Hussein