There is no state with a democracy except Libya on the whole planet.

I was a hardliner with regard to colonialism, which had occupied Africa and large parts of the world. We were waging an armed struggle, and therefore, one had to be strong. But now, no one asks for weapons but for economic aid, which changes your position.

The times of Arab nationalism and unity are gone forever. These ideas which mobilized the masses are only a worthless currency.

I'm not a president. They love me. All my people are with me; they love me all. They will die to protect me, my people.

It is not our sexual preferences, the color of our skin, the language we speak, nor the religion we practice that creates friction, hatred and wars amongst in society. It is our words and the words of our leaders that can create that disparity.

I wasn't a very convenient person for the leadership. I had my own opinion about things and knew how to insist on this.

It is only the Somalis themselves - and I don't hide that fact when I meet the political leaders here - they themselves have to stop their old practices of fighting each other every time they have a problem. They have to learn how to do peaceful conflict resolution.

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