Who said "The people need their leader as the body needs its head."?

This quote is attributed to Mobutu Sese Seko.

The people need their leader as the body needs its head. - Mobutu Sese Seko

"The people need their leader as the body needs its head."

Mobutu Sese Seko Philosophy

Dictator, Military Leader Congolese 1930–1997

"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"

"I've seen the worst humanity has to offer."

"Sometimes I wonder if the world is worth saving."

"Every choice shapes our destiny."

"Order is the foundation of a good life."