The armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon are poised on the borders of Israel ... to face the challenge, while standing behind us are the armies of Iraq, Algeria, Kuwait, Sudan and the whole Arab nation. This act will… — Gamal Abdel Nasser Copy Share Image
Within the Arab circle there is a role wandering aimlessly in search of a hero. For some reason it seems to me that this role is beckoning to us-to move, to take up its lines, put on its costumes and give it life. Indeed, we are the only ones who can play it. The role is to spark the tremendous… — Gamal Abdel Nasser Copy Share
We're a sentimental people. We like a few kind words better than millions of dollars given in a humiliating way. — Gamal Abdel Nasser Copy Share Image
The genius of you Americans is that you never make clear-cut stupid moves, only complicated stupid moves which make the rest of us wonder… — Gamal Abdel Nasser Copy Share Image
The age of isolation is gone. And gone are the days in which barbed wire served as demarcation lines, separating and isolating countries from… — Gamal Abdel Nasser Copy Share Image
We must fight our way to victory on a sea of blood and a horizon of fire. — Gamal Abdel Nasser Copy Share Image
There is no longer a way out of our present situation except by forging a road toward our objective, violently and by force, over… — Gamal Abdel Nasser Copy Share Image
Power is not merely shouting aloud. Power is to act positively with all the components of power. — Gamal Abdel Nasser Copy Share Image
Our basic objective will be the destruction of Israel. The Arab people want to fight. — Gamal Abdel Nasser Copy Share Image
They defended the grains of sand in the desert to the last drop of their blood. — Gamal Abdel Nasser Copy Share Image
