"In our Revolution we believe that we have broken the chain of a consumer economy based on imports, and we are free to…"

"When I came to Mogadishu...[t]here was one road built by the Italians. If you try to force me to stand down, I will l…"

"As far as socialism is concerned, it is not a heavenly message like Islam but a mere system for regulating the relati…"

"Some of the colonizers do understand and quickly retreat, while some, because they are stupid, continue colonizing ot…"

"I did not come to power to divide Somali but to unite them, and I will never deviate from this path. I shall respect …"

"We should teach the foreigners and colonialists that Somalia cannot be led by other people and that the traitors who …"

"To use the term Arab-Somali relations is to exclude Somalia from the Arab homeland. Relations between Somalia and the…"

"When I leave Somalia I will leave buildings but not people."

"The day Kafur clans fight each other like never before will never stop ( 29 January 1994 )"

"After my talk with Siad Barre, I told Mengistu about Barre's attitude, and asked him to remain calm. I already felt b…"