“I had previously announced that I am above trends and leanings, above party politics and political parties. This is because I strive for the people as a whole to serve them.”

— Abd al-Karim Qasim

Speech delivered at the second congress of the peace partisans (April 14, 1959).
Principles of the 14th July Revolution (1959)

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