Quote by Mobutu Sese Seko

"I am the state, and the state is myself"

"The people must be educated to understand that their leader is their father"

"Zaïre is my property, I can do with it what I wish"

"I have the right to plunder my country because I built it"

"Fear drives civilization. Without it, there is only chaos."

"Order through chaos. That's the only real answer."

"Politics and power corrupt when they're separated from purpose."

"The system isn't broken—it was built this way. We have to rebuild it."