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“Who taught us corruption? I believe it was you, frankly… It's an import.”

In an interview with a French reporter, as featured in "Mobutu: King of Zaire."
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“We in Zaire spent a lot of time building a strong central state which could resist Soviet aggression quickly and effectively. This enabled us to decisively make the uniform decisions that were necessary to fulfill our national defense obligations and our commitments to the United States.”

Mobutu Sésé Seko

George B. N. Ayittey, Africa in Chaos, p. 113

“In a word, everything is for sale, anything can be bought in our country. And in this flow, he who holds the slightest cover of public authority uses it illegally to acquire money, goods, prestige or to avoid obligations. The right to be recognized by a public servant, to have one's children enrolled in school, to obtain medical care, etc. …are all subject to this tax which, though invisible, is known and expected by all.”

Mobutu Sésé Seko

November 25, 1977. D.J. Gould, "Patrons and Clients: The Role of the Military in Zaire Politics," in Isaac Mowoe, ed., The Performance of Soldiers as Governors, p. 485

“I know my people. They like grandeur. They want us to have respect abroad in the eyes of other countries.”

Mobutu Sésé Seko

Ayittey, p. 257

“I am the latest victim of the cold war, no longer needed by the US. The lesson is that my support for American policy counts for nothing.”

Mobutu Sésé Seko

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