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> [People are constantly applying double standards. Take the United States, for example. Washington wants the whole world to admire the country for its democracy. Then the government sends out its army, in the name of this democracy, and leaves behind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-zuma/people-are-constantly-applying-double-standards-take-the-united/)

[Jacob Zuma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-zuma/)

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## More by Jacob Zuma

> [...The people love him. So how can we condemn him?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-zuma/the-people-love-him-so-how-can-we-condemn-him/)

[Jacob Zuma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-zuma/)

> [There is no cloud above my head - there is not even a mist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-zuma/there-is-no-cloud-above-my-head-there-is-not-even-a-mist/)

[Jacob Zuma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-zuma/)

> [Me? Well, I don't know, I must go to a dictionary and learn what a crook is. I've never been a crook.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-zuma/me-well-i-don-t-know-i-must-go-to-a-dictionary-and-learn-what-a-crook/)

[Jacob Zuma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-zuma/)

> [The majority in this country have not seen anything wrong with Zuma. I go with the overwhelming feeling of this country. If the majority…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-zuma/the-majority-in-this-country-have-not-seen-anything-wrong-with-zuma-i/)

[Jacob Zuma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-zuma/)

> [The ANC is more important than the Constitution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-zuma/the-anc-is-more-important-than-the-constitution/)

[Jacob Zuma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-zuma/)

> [We are a constitutional democracy. We must deal with things properly within the framework of the law and then the constitution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-zuma/we-are-a-constitutional-democracy-we-must-deal-with-things-properly/)

[Jacob Zuma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-zuma/)

> [ Same sex marriage is a disgrace to the nation and to God. When I was growing up, ‘ungqingili’ \[homosexuals in isiZulu\] could not stand… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-zuma/same-sex-marriage-is-a-disgrace-to-the-nation-and-to-god-when-i-was/)

[Jacob Zuma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-zuma/)

> [Africa has decided to take matters of instability into its own hands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-zuma/africa-has-decided-to-take-matters-of-instability-into-its-own-hands/)

[Jacob Zuma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-zuma/)

> [As a citizen of this country, I've got to be honest to the people of South Africa.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-zuma/as-a-citizen-of-this-country-i-ve-got-to-be-honest-to-the-people-of/)

[Jacob Zuma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-zuma/)

> [African problems should have African solutions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-zuma/african-problems-should-have-african-solutions/)

[Jacob Zuma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-zuma/)

> [When I joined the ANC, I never thought I would be anything. In no way, did I say, 'One day I could be the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-zuma/when-i-joined-the-anc-i-never-thought-i-would-be-anything-in-no-way/)

[Jacob Zuma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-zuma/)

> [You don't just end up with freedom when you have the vote. The struggle continues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-zuma/you-don-t-just-end-up-with-freedom-when-you-have-the-vote-the/)

[Jacob Zuma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-zuma/)

> [No one person can be above the ANC. He can't be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-zuma/no-one-person-can-be-above-the-anc-he-can-t-be/)

[Jacob Zuma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-zuma/)

> [We South Africans are also crazy about football, so the World Cup can be nothing but successful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-zuma/we-south-africans-are-also-crazy-about-football-so-the-world-cup-can/)

[Jacob Zuma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-zuma/)

> [People are constantly applying double standards. Take the United States, for example. Washington wants the whole world to admire the country for its democracy.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-zuma/people-are-constantly-applying-double-standards-take-the-united/)

[Jacob Zuma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-zuma/)

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