Francois Duvalier famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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Revolutions are not made with literature. Revolutions equal gunfire.
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I know the Haitian people because I am the Haitian people.
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Communism has established centres of infection... No area in the world is as vital to American security as the Caribbean...We need a massive injection of money to reset the country on its feet, and this injection can come only from our great, capable friend and neighbor the United States.
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I accept the people's will. As a revolutionary, I have no right to disregard the will of the people.
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God and the people are the source of all power. I have twice been given the power. I have taken it, and damn it, I will keep it forever.
-- Francois Duvalier
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It is always in season for old men to learn.
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The evils of mortals are manifold; nowhere is trouble of the same wing seen.
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The Internet revolution is going to be like all the other revolutions we have seen in history. It's going to be over before a lot of us even know it started.
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I, a stranger and afraid, in a world I never made.
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I cannot be made into the commentator for the unspoken black masses.
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You tempt me. I can’t be tempted. I’m not made to be tempted.
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Have I not destroyed my enemy when I have made him into my friend?
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How do I get it made? How do I get it seen? How do I get it in front of the people I want to serve?
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God made man, and then said I can do better than that and made woman.
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If only men came made to order. It's so hard to find a decent fellow.
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