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Quotes by Syrian Authors

"We, in Syria, our point of view stems from our experience."
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Bashar al-Assad
"We, in Syria, our point of view stems from our experience."
"Beside all this I think there was something personal, being Muslim myself who lived in the west I felt that it was my obligation my duty to tell the truth about Islam. It is a religion that has a 700 million following, yet it's so little known about it which surprised me."
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Moustapha Akkad
"Beside all this I think there was something personal, being Muslim myself who lived in the west I felt that it was my obligation my duty to tell the truth about Islam. It is a religion that has a 700 million following, yet it's so little known about it which surprised me."
"Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation."
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Bashar al-Assad
"Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation."
"It is even more so when it comes to Iraq, which is a large Arab country with scientific, material, and human resources and is able to accomplish, at the least, what Lebanon accomplished, and more."
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Bashar al-Assad
"It is even more so when it comes to Iraq, which is a large Arab country with scientific, material, and human resources and is able to accomplish, at the least, what Lebanon accomplished, and more."
"When our interests matched, the Americans have been good to us, and when the interests differed, they wanted us to mold ourselves to them, which we refused."
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Bashar al-Assad
"When our interests matched, the Americans have been good to us, and when the interests differed, they wanted us to mold ourselves to them, which we refused."
"It would be a mistake to link anything that Israel does to a certain circumstance. And it is a mistake to feel comfortable in any circumstance just because Israel did not act on it."
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Bashar al-Assad
"It would be a mistake to link anything that Israel does to a certain circumstance. And it is a mistake to feel comfortable in any circumstance just because Israel did not act on it."
"But the issue has to do with land, which is our land."
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Bashar al-Assad
"But the issue has to do with land, which is our land."
Bashar al-Assad, Syrian Statesman
Land,
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"I made the film to bring the story of Islam, the story of 700 million of people, to the West."
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Moustapha Akkad
"I made the film to bring the story of Islam, the story of 700 million of people, to the West."
"Because my love for you is beyond words, I decided to shut up."
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Nizar Qabbani
"Because my love for you is beyond words, I decided to shut up."
Nizar Qabbani, Syrian Diplomat
Love, Words
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"None of us and none of the Arabs trust Israel."
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Bashar al-Assad
"None of us and none of the Arabs trust Israel."
"You in Lebanon, your power is no match to Israel. Israel, militarily, is more powerful than you and maybe it is more powerful than all the Arab countries, or most of them."
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Bashar al-Assad
"You in Lebanon, your power is no match to Israel. Israel, militarily, is more powerful than you and maybe it is more powerful than all the Arab countries, or most of them."
"The problem is not the occupation, but how people deal with it."
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Bashar al-Assad
"The problem is not the occupation, but how people deal with it."
"Lebanon was under Israeli occupation, up to its capital, but we did not consider that a disaster. Why? Because it was very clear that there are ways to resist."
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Bashar al-Assad
"Lebanon was under Israeli occupation, up to its capital, but we did not consider that a disaster. Why? Because it was very clear that there are ways to resist."
"We believe that Lebanon has been the first real experience for all the Arabs."
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Bashar al-Assad
"We believe that Lebanon has been the first real experience for all the Arabs."
"When we analyze this war in a materialistic way and ask when is it going to end and who will be the winner and the loser, it means that we do not see the endgame."
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Bashar al-Assad
"When we analyze this war in a materialistic way and ask when is it going to end and who will be the winner and the loser, it means that we do not see the endgame."
Bashar al-Assad, Syrian Statesman
War, End, Will
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"The most significant indicator that there is no disaster in Iraq is the fact that there is no exodus."
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Bashar al-Assad
"The most significant indicator that there is no disaster in Iraq is the fact that there is no exodus."
"America is interested in re-arranging the region as it sees fit."
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Bashar al-Assad
"America is interested in re-arranging the region as it sees fit."
"The logical thing is to implement the Arab Defense Agreement."
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Bashar al-Assad
"The logical thing is to implement the Arab Defense Agreement."
"The Israeli lobby has clout in the U.S., which means that re-arranging the region and controlling its resources one way or another, will serve Israel through its control over the American administration."
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Bashar al-Assad
"The Israeli lobby has clout in the U.S., which means that re-arranging the region and controlling its resources one way or another, will serve Israel through its control over the American administration."
"Is there an equality of power between America and Iraq? Definitely not; however, the Iraqi people are standing fast and are defending their land courageously."
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Bashar al-Assad
"Is there an equality of power between America and Iraq? Definitely not; however, the Iraqi people are standing fast and are defending their land courageously."
"Israel ranks her priorities in the following way: security, land, and water."
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Bashar al-Assad
"Israel ranks her priorities in the following way: security, land, and water."
"As soon as the legitimate Lebanese government is convinced that the conditions have ripened and that Lebanon is able to maintain stability on its own... Then, the Syrian forces will return to their homeland."
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Bashar al-Assad
"As soon as the legitimate Lebanese government is convinced that the conditions have ripened and that Lebanon is able to maintain stability on its own... Then, the Syrian forces will return to their homeland."
"Israel does not care about the international public opinion."
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Bashar al-Assad
"Israel does not care about the international public opinion."
"It should be known that Israel is based on treachery."
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Bashar al-Assad
"It should be known that Israel is based on treachery."
"Israeli interests are not necessarily in harmony with the American interests."
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Bashar al-Assad
"Israeli interests are not necessarily in harmony with the American interests."
"The U.S. and Britain are incapable of controlling all of Iraq."
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Bashar al-Assad
"The U.S. and Britain are incapable of controlling all of Iraq."
"Despite the ethnic diversity within each nation, the social fabric of the region by and large is one."
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Bashar al-Assad
"Despite the ethnic diversity within each nation, the social fabric of the region by and large is one."
"No doubt that the U.S. is a super-power capable of conquering a relatively small country, but is it able to control it?"
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Bashar al-Assad
"No doubt that the U.S. is a super-power capable of conquering a relatively small country, but is it able to control it?"
"When Lebanon started its resistance it was a small and divided country."
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Bashar al-Assad
"When Lebanon started its resistance it was a small and divided country."
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