I tried to explain that there was a great difference between me and Mujib [Rahiman]: he was a secessionist and I wasn't.

Mujib [Rahman] talks at random, depending on his mood and the disorders of his sick mind.

The sanction of force stands behind the medley of personal orders and regulations of Martial Law. The sanction of the people's consent stands behind the hierarchy of laws. In one situation, the population is regimented into acquiescence. In the other, the population voluntarily establishes a contract with Parliament.

To build a country, [Joseph] Stalin was obliged to use force and kill. Mao Tse-tung was obliged to use force and kill. To mention only two recent cases, without raking over the whole history of the world.

[Tikka Khan] went to East Pakistan with precise orders and came back by precise orders. He did what he was ordered to do, though he wasn't always in agreement, and I picked him because I know he'll follow my orders with the same discipline.

For instance, in the name of unity. You can't build without destroying.

Tikka Khan was a soldier doing a soldier's job.