Borrowed Quote by Mobutu Sese Seko

“I no longer have a borrowed soul. I no longer have borrowed thoughts or ideas. I no longer speak in a borrowed language.”

Mobutu Sese Seko

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If ever I leave power, it will be only in conditions of beauty, never under pressure.

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Zaire needs me.

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The responsibility of a chief is to show solidarity with his people and to be strong with his people.

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The chief is the chief. He is the eagle who flies high and cannot be touched by the spit of the toad.

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I have rendered my country and people an enormous service. They owe me everything.

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If you want to steal, steal a little cleverly, in a nice way. Only if you steal so much as to become rich overnight,…

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I listen every day to the VOA.

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I don't make empty promises.

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The miseries suffered by our people come more from the shameless exploitation of our countries.

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