Quotes by Beji Caid Essebsi

Beji Caid Essebsi

Tunisian politician

Lived from: 1926 - 2019

Category: Politics

Born: 29 november 1926 Died: 25 july 2019

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  • To fight extremism, we will need to pursue a two-pronged strategy: both 'hard,' through stricter control of our borders and a more robust and technologically advanced security response, and 'soft,' based on better intelligence-gathering, working to return our mosques to their spiritual function and barring entry to foreign preachers.
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  • I've always maintained there is no incompatibility between Islam and democracy. The Europeans in general confuse Islam and Islamism. Islamism is a political movement that instrumentalises the religion to get to power, which has nothing to do with religion. Islam here in Tunisia is a religion of openness, of tolerance.
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  • The democratic process is always vulnerable and threatened by terrorists, by parties that do not believe in democracy.
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  • The future begins today! What is important is what we do today and tomorrow for Tunisia and all its children. We must work hand in hand.
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  • The Tunisian people will not bow. We will stay united against terrorism until we wipe out this phenomenon.
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  • There is no dignity without work. You can't tell someone who has nothing to eat to stay patient.
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  • There is no future for Tunisia without consensus among political parties and members of civil society.
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  • We respect every religion. Everyone is free to practice his religion freely... In the Tunisian parliament, we have even Jews.
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What are the most famous quotes from Beji Caid Essebsi?

The two most famous quotes from Beji Caid Essebsi are:

  • "To fight extremism, we will need to pursue a two-pronged strategy: both 'hard,' through stricter control of our borders and a more robust and technologically advanced security response, and 'soft,' based on better intelligence-gathering, working to return our mosques to their spiritual function and barring entry to foreign preachers."
  • "I've always maintained there is no incompatibility between Islam and democracy. The Europeans in general confuse Islam and Islamism. Islamism is a political movement that instrumentalises the religion to get to power, which has nothing to do with religion. Islam here in Tunisia is a religion of openness, of tolerance."

When did Beji Caid Essebsi live?

Beji Caid Essebsi was born in 1926 and died in the year 2019.