Comrade Stalin showed us how to build socialism in a backward country: it's painful to begin with, but afterwards everything turns out just fine. - Hafizullah Amin

You are the one who should quit! Because of drink and old age you have taken leave of your senses.

Those who boast of friendship with us, they can really be our friend when they respect our independence, our soil and our prideful traditions.

Any person and any element who harms the friendship between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union will be considered the enemy of the country, enemy of our people and enemy of our revolution. We will not allow anybody in Afghanistan to act against the friendship of Afghanistan and the Soviet Union.