Iraq will triumph and with Iraq will our Arab nation and mankind also triumph.

I'm not holding fast to my position, but to respect the will of the people that decided to choose Saddam Hussein as the leader of the revolution. Therefore, when I say president of the Republic of Iraq, it's not a formality or a holding fast to a position, but rather to reiterate to the Iraqi people that I respect its will.

Don't be attracted to easy paths because the paths that make your feet bleed are the only way to get ahead in life.

Nothing worse than Kurds in your milk. General, make sure i never see another Kurd again.

I am not guilty, I am innocent.

Whoever tries to climb over our fence, we will try to climb over his house.

During the rule of the Shah, arrogance, aggression, territorial expansion at the expense of the Arabs and attempts to harm Iraq's national sovereignty and the rights of the Arab nation were a constant pattern. Iraq and the Arab nation were regarded as a sphere of influence for the expansionist plans of Iranian interests. That policy has been followed throughout history by the State of Persia against its neighbours to the west, and as we have shown.