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Top 30 Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quotes (2025 Update)

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “Heute die! Morgen du! Today Them, Tomorrow You!”

1. “Heute die! Morgen du! Today Them, Tomorrow You!”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “I hate waiting on torture; an Arabic proverb says, “Waiting on torture is worse than torture.” I can only confirm this proverb.”

2. “I hate waiting on torture; an Arabic proverb says, “Waiting on torture is worse than torture.” I can only confirm this proverb.”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “Crisis always brings out the best and worst in people – and in countries, too.”

3. “Crisis always brings out the best and worst in people – and in countries, too.”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “Aren’t you ashamed to work for these evil people, who arrest your brothers in faith for no reason than being Muslim?”

4. “Aren’t you ashamed to work for these evil people, who arrest your brothers in faith for no reason than being Muslim?”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “So why was I so scared? Because crime is something relative; it’s something the government defines and redefines whenever it pleases.”

5. “So why was I so scared? Because crime is something relative; it’s something the government defines and redefines whenever it pleases.”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “The German proverb says: “Wenn das Militar sich bewegt, bleibt die Wahrheit auf der Strecke.” When the Military sets itself in motion, the truth is too slow to keep up, so it stays behind.”

6. “The German proverb says: “Wenn das Militar sich bewegt, bleibt die Wahrheit auf der Strecke.” When the Military sets itself in motion, the truth is too slow to keep up, so it stays behind.”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “Arab countries are not friends. On the contrary, they hate each other. They never cooperate; all they do is conspire against each other.”

7. “Arab countries are not friends. On the contrary, they hate each other. They never cooperate; all they do is conspire against each other.”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “Violence naturally produces violence; the only loan you can make with a guarantee of payback is violence. It might take some time, but you will always get your loan back.”

8. “Violence naturally produces violence; the only loan you can make with a guarantee of payback is violence. It might take some time, but you will always get your loan back.”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “Prayer must be performed on time in the best manner you can, at least in your heart.”

9. “Prayer must be performed on time in the best manner you can, at least in your heart.”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “President Bush described his holy war against the so-called terrorism as a war between the civilized and barbaric world. But his government committed more barbaric acts than the terrorists themselves. I can name tons of war crimes that Bush’s government is involved in.”

10. “President Bush described his holy war against the so-called terrorism as a war between the civilized and barbaric world. But his government committed more barbaric acts than the terrorists themselves. I can name tons of war crimes that Bush’s government is involved in.”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “I don’t understand why people hate us. We help everybody in the world!” he stated once, seeking my opinion. “Neither do I,” I replied. I knew it was futile to enlighten him about the historical and objective reasons that led to where we’re at, and so I opted to ignore his comment; besides, it was not exactly easy to change the opinion of a man as old as he was.”

11. “I don’t understand why people hate us. We help everybody in the world!” he stated once, seeking my opinion. “Neither do I,” I replied. I knew it was futile to enlighten him about the historical and objective reasons that led to where we’re at, and so I opted to ignore his comment; besides, it was not exactly easy to change the opinion of a man as old as he was.”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “How could you possibly be defending freedom, if you’re taking it away?”

12. “How could you possibly be defending freedom, if you’re taking it away?”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “It’s very funny how false the picture is that western people have about Arabs: savage, violent, insensitive, and cold-hearted. I can tell you with confidence that Arabs are peaceful, sensitive, civilized, and big lover’s, among other qualities.”

13. “It’s very funny how false the picture is that western people have about Arabs: savage, violent, insensitive, and cold-hearted. I can tell you with confidence that Arabs are peaceful, sensitive, civilized, and big lover’s, among other qualities.”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “The funny thing about mosquitos is that they’re shy in small groups and rude in big ones.”

14. “The funny thing about mosquitos is that they’re shy in small groups and rude in big ones.”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “Because crime is something relative; it’s something the government defines and re-defines whenever it pleases. The majority of people don’t know, really, where the line is that separates breaking the law from not breaking it.”

15. “Because crime is something relative; it’s something the government defines and re-defines whenever it pleases. The majority of people don’t know, really, where the line is that separates breaking the law from not breaking it.”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “As the just, legendary Arabic King Omar put it, “I would rather release a criminal than imprison an innocent man.”

16. “As the just, legendary Arabic King Omar put it, “I would rather release a criminal than imprison an innocent man.”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “I was just wondering at how narrow-minded human beings can be. When people look at one thing from one perspective, they certainly fail to get the whole picture, and that is the main reason for the majority of misunderstandings that sometimes lead to bloody confrontations.”

17. “I was just wondering at how narrow-minded human beings can be. When people look at one thing from one perspective, they certainly fail to get the whole picture, and that is the main reason for the majority of misunderstandings that sometimes lead to bloody confrontations.”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “We’re gonna put you in a hole the rest of your life. You’re already convicted. You will never see your family.”

18. “We’re gonna put you in a hole the rest of your life. You’re already convicted. You will never see your family.”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “Bring me to the court, and I’ll answer all your questions,” I would tell the team. “There will be no court!” they would answer. “Are you a Mafia? You kidnap people, lock them up, and blackmail them,” I said.”

19. “Bring me to the court, and I’ll answer all your questions,” I would tell the team. “There will be no court!” they would answer. “Are you a Mafia? You kidnap people, lock them up, and blackmail them,” I said.”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “You know that I know that you know that I have done nothing,” I said. “You’re holding me because your country is strong enough to be unjust. And it’s not the first time you have kidnapped Africans and enslaved them.”

20. “You know that I know that you know that I have done nothing,” I said. “You’re holding me because your country is strong enough to be unjust. And it’s not the first time you have kidnapped Africans and enslaved them.”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “I figured the guy was completely blinded by the rich world that deliberately shows us poor Africans a “paradise” we cannot enter, though he had a point.”

21. “I figured the guy was completely blinded by the rich world that deliberately shows us poor Africans a “paradise” we cannot enter, though he had a point.”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “But has there ever, in all of recorded human history, been an interrogation that has gone on, day in and day out, for more than six years?”

22. “But has there ever, in all of recorded human history, been an interrogation that has gone on, day in and day out, for more than six years?”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “I’ve been interrogated throughout the last six years by over a hundred interrogators from different countries, and they have one thing in common: confusion. Maybe the government wants them to be that way, who knows?”

23. “I’ve been interrogated throughout the last six years by over a hundred interrogators from different countries, and they have one thing in common: confusion. Maybe the government wants them to be that way, who knows?”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “I was like, what the heck is going on, I’ve never been in trouble with the guards, and I am answering my interrogators and cooperating with them. But I missed that cooperation meant telling your interrogators whatever they want to hear.”

24. “I was like, what the heck is going on, I’ve never been in trouble with the guards, and I am answering my interrogators and cooperating with them. But I missed that cooperation meant telling your interrogators whatever they want to hear.”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “But revenge is always problematic – it ends up imprisoning you.”

25. “But revenge is always problematic – it ends up imprisoning you.”

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Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “I always told the guards, “Americans are just big babies. In my country it’s not appropriate for somebody my age to sit in front of a console and waste his time playing games.”

26. “I always told the guards, “Americans are just big babies. In my country it’s not appropriate for somebody my age to sit in front of a console and waste his time playing games.”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “Wahrheit macht frei, the truth sets you free.”

27. “Wahrheit macht frei, the truth sets you free.”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “Whenever I realized that a guard was mean I pretended that I understood no English. I remember one cowboy coming to me with an ugly frown on his face: “You speak English?” he asked. “No English,” I replied. “We don’t like you to speak English. We want you to die slowly,” he said. “No English,” I kept replying. I didn’t want to give him the satisfaction that his message arrived. People with hatred always have something to get off their chests, but I wasn’t ready to be that drain.”

28. “Whenever I realized that a guard was mean I pretended that I understood no English. I remember one cowboy coming to me with an ugly frown on his face: “You speak English?” he asked. “No English,” I replied. “We don’t like you to speak English. We want you to die slowly,” he said. “No English,” I kept replying. I didn’t want to give him the satisfaction that his message arrived. People with hatred always have something to get off their chests, but I wasn’t ready to be that drain.”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “But I realized he was in the Army for a reason: he was good at being inhumane.”

29. “But I realized he was in the Army for a reason: he was good at being inhumane.”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “But how can you believe in something you don’t understand?”

30. “But how can you believe in something you don’t understand?”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “We human beings take everything into consideration except for death; hardly anybody has death on his calendar.”

31. “We human beings take everything into consideration except for death; hardly anybody has death on his calendar.”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “So why was I so scared? Because crime is something relative; it’s something the government defines and re-defines whenever it pleases. The majority of people don’t know, really, where the line is that separates breaking the law from not breaking it. If you get arrested, the situation worsens, because most people trust the government to have a good reason for the arrest.”

32. “So why was I so scared? Because crime is something relative; it’s something the government defines and re-defines whenever it pleases. The majority of people don’t know, really, where the line is that separates breaking the law from not breaking it. If you get arrested, the situation worsens, because most people trust the government to have a good reason for the arrest.”

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Quote: “I didn’t believe that Americans torture, even though I had always considered it a remote possibility.”

33. “I didn’t believe that Americans torture, even though I had always considered it a remote possibility.”

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