People of Haiti, I am the heir to the political philosophy, the doctrine and the revolution which my late father incarnated as president-for-life [and] I have decided to continue his work with the same fierce energy and the same intransigence.
Jean-Claude DuvalierI want to take this opportunity to express, one more time, my deep sadness to those countrymen who feel, rightly, that they were victims of my government.
Jean-Claude DuvalierWhen people talk to me about tyranny, it makes me laugh and gives me the impression that people suffer from amnesia.
Jean-Claude DuvalierAll I know is politics. Really, politics takes up most of my time; it's nonstop.
Jean-Claude Duvalier