Quotes from Francois Duvalier

The people of Haiti have always called me Papa Doc. I was first their doctor. Now I am also their president for life.

God and the people are the source of all power. I have twice been given the power. I have taken it, and damn it, I will keep it forever.

It is not a question of whether I believe in voodoo. I am a scholar and, as such, I have studied the concept of voodoo. I have created the faculty of Afro-Haitian ethnology in our university where the concept of voodoo is taught. Voodoo is not superstition. It is a philosophy, a conception of God.

As revolutionary, I have no right to disregard the voice of the people.

I know the Haitian people - because I am the Haitian people.

I am the Haitian flag. He who is my enemy is the enemy of the fatherland.

The chief of the tribe is supposed to be the father of all people of the tribe. That is the Haitian way.