I have done what must be done to preserve the state. - Idi Amin

"I have done what must be done to preserve the state."

Idi Amin Leadership

Dictator, Military Leader Ugandan 1925–2003

More from Idi Amin

"I have to say that the British were very wise in the way they used their poisonous gas in the Middle East."

"You cannot run faster than a bullet."

"I am the cleverest man in the world."

"The task before Uganda is to build a nation where all are equal."

"A leader must be fair and just."

"Integrity is everything."

"One must take responsibility for one's environment."

"In this house, I make the decisions"