Quotes from Muqtada al Sadr

When I die, don't let my death stop the resistance.

We continue to resist the occupier militarily, culturally and by all means of the resistance.

The small Satan left and the great Satan came.

I beg you not to resort to demonstrations, for they have become nothing but burned paper.

I am confident that you brothers in parliament will champion the will of the people over that of the occupier.

The little serpent has left, and the great serpent has come.

Who is against democracy? Is it the one who calls for peaceful resistance, or the one who bombs people, sheds their blood and leads them away from the leaders under feeble and dirty pretexts?

Do not betray the people.

The Iraqi people are suffering just as if they were still under Saddam.

Anyone supported by the United States is cursed by us.

I am a part of the political process whether the multinational forces are present or not. Politics is serving the people, not chairs and positions.

May God preserve you and watch over you.

Everything that happens is determined by God.

I fear only God, all praises to Him.

God willing, the occupation forces will be driven out as happened in Vietnam.

The US-led forces have the money, weapons and huge numbers, but these things are not going to weaken our will because God is with us.

I don't want the chair of the government because it will be controlled by the U.S. and I don't want to be controlled by the U.S.

If the government fails to listen to your demands, then you will decide what is best for you.

Help me by whatever you are pleased to do in your provinces.

No one has the right to ignite a war and lead an occupation and armies to conquer people, invading them and make them suffer all kinds of torture, murder, expulsion, displacement, bombing and terrorism by different lethal prohibited weapons and then come and speak as the savior of the people or a defender of their rights.

The resistance does not mean that everyone can carry a weapon. The weapon is only for the people of the weapons.

I have said it many times: the policy of exclusion and the policy of marginalization must end in Iraq.

I will deal with the politicians in a political way and with the nonpoliticians in a nonpolitical way.

When the Americans advance, we harass and retreat, fire from new positions and then retreat again. If the attacking force is too big, we call for support.