Charles Taylor Quotes (31 Quotes)


    Little countries do not have this luxury of defending themselves. We have to do it before the fact, not after the fact,

    The journalists came here to fill in the blanks, ... utterly impossible.

    As long as this stigma exists, that Charles Taylor is supposed to be Attila the Hun, nothing is going to come here. And now it's not just about me, it's about this country living.

    Will corporal punishment help restrain criminal behavior Some well-intentioned experts say no. But one group that disagrees with these experts is the criminals themselves. Criminals know that punishment works, and they use it every day all over America. Criminals demand absolute obedience, and if corporal punishment doesn't work, then they will use capital punishment, for they know that the fear of death is the best deterrent for disobedience. Even the experts tell us that when being attacked by a criminal, obey him because to resist may bring even more punishment. So does punishment work It sure does. The problem is the wrong people are being punished.

    When you consider the sum total of the negative attitude toward my government, it makes a lot of sense for me to exit the scene if Liberia is to live.


    If the administration of President Bush says that they will not step on this soil and will do nothing as long as I'm here, this further threatens your survival as a people. And as I have said, I can no longer see you suffer.

    We the undersigned Liberians, Nigerians, Sierra Leoneans, other Africans and international organizations are calling on President Obasanjo to immediately end his government's persecution of human rights campaigners, reassure Liberians and all Africans that Charles Taylor will not, shall not and cannot be allowed to subvert the collective will of ECOWAS, African Union and the World Community,

    My leaving office is dependent on two factors one, my willingness to do so, and secondly, the presence of an international force that will stabilize the situation in the country as I depart,

    So my leaving from office is not dependent on the arrival or the departure of the Americans,

    are cutting the breasts of women. They're cutting the hearts out of people and eating them on camera, Mr. President. You must help Liberia now.

    If America does not work in Liberia, I don't think any African country is going to take her seriously about all of the programs they're talking about,

    I did not and could not have committed those acts against the sister republic of Sierra Leone. I think this is an attempt to continue to divide and rule the people of Liberia and Sierra Leone. So most definitely I am not guilty.

    Let's face it. The deck is stacked against Africa. Europe and the rest of the developed world have the means of production, they have the capital.

    an international conspiracy to destroy this country.

    While U. N. personnel are being held hostages, any continuation of attack against the RUF could place the U. N. personnel at risk,

    It doesn't look good, ... They don't expect to find a house when they get back.

    All parts of your company are trading well, and the outlook at present looks promising.

    That's grounds for the United States and Britain to start military action against Liberia. That's grounds for sanctions,

    The Cherokee tribe, which won funding this year, donated 1,000 to Taylor a few months after his 2002 letter. I receive support from many tribes across the nation, ... My efforts ... are for the benefit of every tribe, not simply those who chose to support my campaigns.

    We're O.K. Limited to two text messages. One hundred people died two blocks from our house.

    No white boy from Washington can walk into Africa and indict a sitting African president,

    You, the people, should count. For me it is no longer important that I fight. What is most important is that you live.


    Whether you like or not, Taylor has supporters in Liberia who are capable of destabilizing the peace process in Liberia and the sub-Region,

    They even had me giving them gifts -- people I have never met,

    A great entertainer, Furst would probably be considered our finest practicing historical novelist if he weren't writing espionage novels.

    We found that when we separate the two (sexes) the boys tend to pay more attention.

    We were just hanging out in the parking lot until the power came on.


    I have decided to leave because, for the first time in the history all over the world, the United States is using food and other things as a weapon against the Liberian people,

    I see myself as contributing significantly to what happens hereafter, ... One would want me, former head of state of Liberia, to participate in a smooth landing of the entire transitional process. So I hope that I can help in whatever way that I can.


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