"I have carried this abscess too far, Tunisia is going through a difficult period. Freedom is dangerous."

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“While I am alive, not a hair on Jewish heads will be touched.”

“How many times, have I had to seat women whom I received at audiences next to me, rather than facing me, in order to avoid general embarrassment? Nothing should compel us to suffer such trials. It puts the nerves of men and the modesty of women to a severe test.”

“You are wrong. The state and its existence are essential before everything else. All this preoccupation with liberty is not serious.”

“We have the proof that our disagreement with the U.A.R. is more than a simple misunderstanding.”

“The only Jews who interest us are our fellow citizens. ... Basically and profoundly, we are with the West.”

“Yes, I am Western, and I will remain so.”

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