Self-determination could mean independence, confederacy, federal and autonomy. -Jalal Talabani Independence
A military coup needs a sacrifice and courage that you can't find in an army without morale. -Jalal Talabani Courage
We must provide all kinds of freedom, personal and economic, to all Iraqis. I will fight for that. -Jalal Talabani Freedom
We believe that an Iraqi founding national assembly, freely elected, must decide the future of Iraq. -Jalal Talabani Future
I shall stand for freedom of thought and expression in a place where it has been trampled and penalized. -Jalal Talabani Freedom