"From their point of view, I had gone too far. I had to disappear. That is to say, if the Algerian army had not overthrown me, others would have done so."

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"From their point of view, I had gone too far. I had to disappear. That is to say, if the Algerian army had not overthrown me, others would have done so."

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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

"I accommodated practically all of the liberation movements, including those of Latin America."

Politics, America

"Colonialism is known in its primitive form, that is to say, by the permanent settling of repressive foreign powers, with an army, services, policies. This phase has known cruel colonial occupations which have lasted 300 years in Indonesia."

Army, Occupations, Years

"Che came in 1963, shortly after I had come to power."

Power,

"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

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

Power,

"The liberation movement which I led in Algeria, the organization that I created to fight the French army, was at first a small movement of nothing at all. We were but some tens of people throughout Algeria, a territory that is five times the size of France."

People, Army, Fight, First

"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

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"Colonialism is known in its primitive form, that is to say, by the permanent settling of repressive foreign powers, with an army, services, policies. This phase has known cruel colonial occupations which have lasted 300 years in Indonesia."

Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian Politician

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"Somebody was telling me about the French Army rifle that was being advertised on eBay the other day - the description was, 'Never shot. Dropped once."

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Army, Being, Day

"As an active member of the Air Force, Army and Mine Warfare Caucuses, I meet with enlisted personnel and officers on a regular basis to learn more about their needs, both on the job and with their families."

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Army, Force, Job, Needs

"The law increasing and organizing the military establishment of the United States has been nearly carried into effect, and the Army has been extensively and usefully employed during the past season."

Martin Van Buren, American President

Army, Effect, Law, Military

"Two new reports indicate that, under Bush, the Army is overstretched and under enormous strain. The National Guard and reserves have been weakened and we are experiencing numerous recruiting problems."

Jim Clyburn, American Politician

Army, Problems

"I had a tremendous horror of going into the Army. That is probably why I went to college for so long."

Bruce Conner, American Sculptor

Army, College, Horror

"All through the night, like the tumult of a river when it races between the cliffs of a canyon, in my sleep I could hear the steady roar of the passing army."

Richard Harding Davis, American Journalist

Army, Night, Sleep

"It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions."

Daniel Defoe, English Journalist

Army, Sheep

"In the first day of the Soviet Army's arrival, I and the other comrades were isolated and then found ourselves here, not knowing anything... I can only conjecture what could have happened."

Alexander Dubcek, Czechoslovakian Politician

Army, Day, First