Hashim Jwad, as quoted in Ibrahim Al-Marashi and Sammy Salama (2008), Iraq's Armed Forces: An Analytical History.
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And so the unopinionated, unsassuming Qasim whom I knew in 1958 gradually got the taste of being the only man in the country. In other words, we built a dictator... Our people are in truth builders of dictators.
— Hashim Jwad
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "And so the unopinionated, unsassuming Qasim whom I knew in 1958 gradually got the taste of being the only man in the country. In other words, we built a dictator... Our people are in truth builders of dictators." in the context of "Hashim Jwad, as quoted in Ibrahim Al-Marashi and Sammy Salama (2008), Iraq's Armed Forces: An Analytical History." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Abd al-Karim Qasim" (Quotes about Qasim)
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About Abd al-Karim Qasim
Abd al-Karim Qasim (21 November 1914 – 9 February 1963) was the Prime Minister of Iraq from 1958 to 1963.
About Abd al-Karim Qasim
Abd al-Karim Qasim (21 November 1914 – 9 February 1963) was the Prime Minister of Iraq from 1958 to 1963.
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