Quotes by Syrian authors
If there ever was a religious war full of terror, it was the crusades. But you can't blame Christianity because a few adventurers did this. That's my message.
Moustapha Akkad
Syrian-American film producer
It should be known that Israel is based on treachery.
Bashar Al-Assad
President of Syria
I am not a puppet. I was not made by the West to go to the West or to any other country.
Bashar Al-Assad
President of Syria
Despite the ethnic diversity within each nation, the social fabric of the region by and large is one.
Bashar Al-Assad
President of Syria
Today, the Iraqi citizen sees that America is coming and wants to occupy his country and kill him, and he is willing to experience for himself what happened in Palestine.
Bashar Al-Assad
President of Syria
None of us and none of the Arabs trust Israel.
Bashar Al-Assad
President of Syria
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.
Bashar Al-Assad
President of Syria
The U.S. and Britain are incapable of controlling all of Iraq.
Bashar Al-Assad
President of Syria
Armies are not only for offensives.
Bashar Al-Assad
President of Syria
The logical thing is to implement the Arab Defense Agreement.
Bashar Al-Assad
President of Syria
America is interested in re-arranging the region as it sees fit.
Bashar Al-Assad
President of Syria
We have more difficult circumstances than most of the Arab countries but in spite of that Syria is stable. Why? Because you have to be very closely linked to the beliefs of the people. This is the core issue.
Bashar Al-Assad
President of Syria
But the issue has to do with land, which is our land.
Bashar Al-Assad
President of Syria
We, in Syria, our point of view stems from our experience.
Bashar Al-Assad
President of Syria
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.
Bashar Al-Assad
President of Syria
When Lebanon started its resistance it was a small and divided country.
Bashar Al-Assad
President of Syria
We are dealing with treachery and threats, which accompanied the establishment of Israel.
Bashar Al-Assad
President of Syria
As far as we are concerned, we Syria have not changed.
Bashar Al-Assad
President of Syria
The problem with the West is that they start with political reform going towards democracy. If you want to go towards democracy, the first thing is to involve the people in decision making, not to make it.
Bashar Al-Assad
President of Syria
I made the film to bring the story of Islam, the story of 700 million of people, to the West.
Moustapha Akkad
Syrian-American film producer
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