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title: "3 Opening Mind Quotes By Bashar al-Assad"
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> [You cannot reform your society or institution without opening your mind. So the core issue is how to open the mind, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/you-cannot-reform-your-society-or-institution-without-opening-your/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [You cannot reform your society or institution without opening your mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/you-cannot-reform-your-society-or-institution-without-opening-your-2/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/109/bashar-al-assad-1027_cannot_you-cannot-reform-your-society-or-instit_2511396.jpg)

> [Reform has to be based on opening your mind and opening the mind does not come from decrees or laws. It comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/reform-has-to-be-based-on-opening-your-mind-and-opening-the-mind-does/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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## More by Bashar al-Assad

> [Lebanon was under Israeli occupation, up to its capital, but we did not consider that a disaster. Why? Because it was very clear that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/lebanon-was-under-israeli-occupation-up-to-its-capital-but-we-did-not/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

> [I never rejected any responsibility, but that depends on the decision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/i-never-rejected-any-responsibility-but-that-depends-on-the-decision/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

> [If you are going to be a mediator or arbitrator you have to be in the middle between the two sides; you cannot take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/if-you-are-going-to-be-a-mediator-or-arbitrator-you-have-to-be-in-the/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

> [ The other thing we did as government is to open gates for the civilians to leave that \[ eastern part\] area \[in Aleppo\], and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/the-other-thing-we-did-as-government-is-to-open-gates-for-the/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

> [ This war \[in Syria\] is going to support Al-Qaeda and the same people that killed Americans in the 11th of September. The second thing… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/this-war-in-syria-is-going-to-support-al-qaeda-and-the-same-people/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

> [Freedom and democracy are nothing but instruments, just like stability. The goal is called progress and growth. Anyone who puts freedom ahead of stability…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/freedom-and-democracy-are-nothing-but-instruments-just-like-stability/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

> [ I will tell \[Barack Obama\] very simply : present what you have as evidence to the public, be transparent. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/i-will-tell-barack-obama-very-simply-present-what-you-have-as/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

> [ \[Enemies of Syria\] are the enemies of the people and the enemies of God. And the enemies of God will go to hell. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/enemies-of-syria-are-the-enemies-of-the-people-and-the-enemies-of-god/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

> [The problem is not the occupation, but how people deal with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/the-problem-is-not-the-occupation-but-how-people-deal-with-it/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

> [The first question that I ask : do I have public support or not. That is the first question that I asked as President.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/the-first-question-that-i-ask-do-i-have-public-support-or-not-that-is/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

> [The criteria or the paradigm for us is not the West, not the Western paradigm, because the West has its own culture, we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/the-criteria-or-the-paradigm-for-us-is-not-the-west-not-the-western/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

> [ \[It is important\] to have stability and to have security, which means humanitarian equals fighting terrorists. You cannot talk about humanitarian aid and supporting… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/it-is-important-to-have-stability-and-to-have-security-which-means/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

> [Iran doesn't have any soldier in Syria, so how could Iran help me ?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/iran-doesn-t-have-any-soldier-in-syria-so-how-could-iran-help-me/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

> [Conversely, it is correct to say that bringing about peace would be the best way to fight terror.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/conversely-it-is-correct-to-say-that-bringing-about-peace-would-be/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

> [The hope for an American is different from the hope of a Syrian. For me, I should be the hope of the Syrian, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/the-hope-for-an-american-is-different-from-the-hope-of-a-syrian-for/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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