Mobutu Sese Seko quotes
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“If you steal, do not steal too much at a time. You may be arrested. Steal cleverly, little by little.”
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“The chief is the chief. He is the eagle who flies high and cannot be touched by the spit of the toad.”
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“I have rendered my country and people an enormous service. They owe me everything.”
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“If you want to steal, steal a little in a nice way. But if you steal too much to become rich overnight, you'll be caught.”
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“I no longer have a borrowed soul. I no longer have borrowed thoughts or ideas. I no longer speak in a borrowed language.”
-- Mobutu Sese Seko
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“Warning: we may become so enamored with God's good gifts that we fail to worship the Giver.”
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“The best brains of the nation may be found on the last benches of the classroom.”
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“The United States was a big country where everybody wore funny t-shirts and ate too much.”
Source : Adam Rex (2013). “The True Meaning of Smekday”, p.7, A&C Black
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“Maybe I thought too much about picking up the money and not enough about the really good parts.”
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