"Idi Amin is a splendid type and a good rugby] player … but virtually bone from the neck up, and needs things explained in words of one letter."
— Idi Amin

January 1, 1970

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Document from Public Record Office quoting "a British official"; cited variously in obituaries including Prayers but no forgiveness for Idi Amin, August 18, 2003, Anton La Guardia, Daily Telegraph.