When I came to Mogadishu...here was one road built by the Italians. If you try to force me to stand down, I will leave the city as I found it. I came…

- Siad Barre

When I leave Somalia I will leave buildings but not people.

- Siad Barre

We should teach the foreigners and colonialists that Somalia cannot be led by other people and that the traitors who fled the country will never lead…

- Siad Barre

I did not come to power to divide Somali but to unite them, and I will never deviate from this path. I shall respect a Somali individual as long as h…

- Siad Barre

In our Revolution we believe that we have broken the chain of a consumer economy based on imports, and we are free to decide our destiny . And in ord…

- Siad Barre

It is the worst way that big power could act, it is arrogance, it is proudness, it is measuring of one's decision in accordance to his bigness, unfor…

- Siad Barre

Some of the colonizers do understand and quickly retreat, while some, because they are stupid, continue colonizing others, increasing the suffering, …

- Siad Barre