Beji Caid Essebsi

Politician

1926-11-29

Quotes by Beji Caid Essebsi

• 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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• 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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