I am confident that you brothers in parliament will champion the will of the people over that of the occupier.

We have not forgotten the occupier. We remain a resistance.

I wish to be a martyr, and I don't fear death.

Whatever struggle happened between brothers, let us forget about it and turn the page forever and live united.

I have said it many times: the policy of exclusion and the policy of marginalization must end in Iraq.

So, if I were arrested or if I were killed, then after me the issues that American fears about me wouldn't exist anymore - and I couldn't tell you what those issues are

I will continue to defend Najaf as it is the holiest place. I will remain in the city until the last drop of my blood has been spilled.