Abd al-Karim Qasim Quotes

I do not wish parties or tendencies, whatever the color, to penetrate into the ranks of the armed forces under any circumstances.

I don't want to be the joke of the world, and I don't want to be thought of as another Hitler swallowing up people.

Death to the imperialist! Return Kuwait to its homeland!

The Iraqi people consist of brotherly nationalities which have amalgamated in order to defend the existence of the eternal Iraqi Republic. [This is] why we always declare 'long live true Iraqi unity, for in it lies our strength.

We cooperate with our brotherly Arab states... on the basis of the individual interests of those Arab states.

People, I am the son of the people. I pledge before God that I will sacrifice myself for your sake. I shall offer my life in defence of the Iraqi people.