I accommodated practically all of the liberation movements, including those of Latin America.

I am not a Marxist, but I place myself resolutely at the left.

These are the multinationals, like General Motors and Nestle; these are the big industrial groups that weigh, on the monetary scale, much more than big countries like Egypt.

Those who are leftists, once in power, are not different from other parties.

Colonialism is an idea born in the West that drives Western countries - like France, Italy, Belgium, Great Britain - to occupy countries outside of Europe.

When I was engaged in the struggle for my country, I was very young. My horizons were open.

Algeria was therefore only the beginning of something that was in development: this is why I say that it's the global capitalist system that finally reacted against us.