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When I met Nasser, he said to me, "I see myself when I was young in you. You are the future for the Arab revolution." This meant very, very much to me.

— Muammar Gaddafi

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The final step is when the new socialist society reaches the stage where profit and money disappear.

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On that final stage, profit will automatically disappear and there will be no need for money.

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