"Those who are leftists, once in power, are not different from other parties."

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"Those who are leftists, once in power, are not different from other parties."

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"I can say now: all the combatants who participated in the fight for freedom in South America came to Algeria; it's from there that all those who fought left. We trained them, we arranged for the weapons to reach them, we created networks."

Politics, America, Fight, Freedom, Weapons

"I am the son of poor peasants who came at a very young age to live in Algeria. I only recently saw the place where they were born, near the city of Marrakech."

Age, Son, Poor

"These are the multinationals, like General Motors and Nestle; these are the big industrial groups that weigh, on the monetary scale, much more than big countries like Egypt."

Nation, Countries

"My life has been a bit special, this is true. I participated in the liberation of my country. I was one of the organisers of its struggle for liberation. I likewise actively participated in all the struggles for liberation."

Life, Country, Struggle

"It's with them that we have constituted a liberation front and brought our logistic support to armies to help their countries come out of colonialism and establish a national internal regime."

Nation, Countries, Help, Support

"The French colonisation of Algeria lasted a long time: 132 years."

History, Years

"Yes, I am Algerian of Moroccan origin through my parents, but all my life is Algeria. I was born there."

Life, Parents

"Peace does not include a vendetta; there will be neither winners nor losers."

Peace, Will

"Yes, my life is a life of combat; I can say that this has never stopped for a single instant. It is a combat that started for me at the age of 16. I'm 90 years old now, and my motivation hasn't changed; it's the same fervour that drives me."

Motivational, Age, Life, Motivation, Now

"I think that they participated in something that was not very proper and was very pitiful, not only for the Algerian people, but also for the other people who counted on our support."

People, Support

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"Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one melts, the other breaks into pieces."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Power, Persuasion

"I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; then they might have an unlimited power for doing good."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Power, People, Harm

"The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage in weapons is in my favor and I let the fellow with the ball do the fretting."

Hank Aaron, American Athlete

Power, Weapons

"Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best."

Edward Abbey, American Author

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"One of the reasons I think the ultra right-wing has such power in this country is that no one talks out."

Kathy Acker, American Activist

Power, Country, Right

"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

John Acton, English Historian

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"India is a regional power. It does not need anything to establish it."

Gary Ackerman, American Politician

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"Appreciate the power of rumor, often malicious, no matter how preposterous, within the local populations you are seeking to help."

Alvin Adams, American Businessman

Power, Help, Rumor

"Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

Lord Acton, British Historian

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"Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

Lord Acton, British Historian

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