Opposition is different from terrorism. Opposition is a political movement. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
You should expect everything. Not necessarily through the government, the governments are not the only player in [Middle East] region. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
No government in the world kills its people, unless it's led by a crazy person. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Every country has criminals who have to be fought. They can exist anywhere, including the government or the army - or outside… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The armament of the government is legal armament. Any other armament is not legal. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
If you want to kill the Syrian people, who's going to support us as a government, as officials? No one. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
You cannot have partition only on political bases or geographic bases. It should be social first of all when the communities do… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
[American's government] thinking they are the judge of the world; they're not. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
It's not about me, again, this fight is not my fight, it's not the fight of the government ; it's the fight… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
When you talk about cooperation, it means cooperation between two legal governments, not cooperation between foreign government and any faction within Syria. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
I think the Congress is elected by people, it represents the people, and works for their interest. The first question that they… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
As a state, as a government, in 2001 we proposed to the United Nations to empty or to get rid of every… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
We're not like the American administration, we're not social media administration or government. We are a government that deals with reality. When… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
But for us, in Syria, we have principles. We'll do anything to prevent the region from another crazy war. It's not only… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
We don't discuss this issue [conversations with Russia] as a government, but we discuss the repercussions, which is more important because sometimes… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Any cooperation that doesn't go through the Syrian government is not legal. If it's not legal, we cannot cooperate with, and we… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
From Russia for example, we have political support, which is different from the cooperation. We have cooperation for 60 years now, but… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The other thing we did as government is to open gates for the civilians to leave that [ eastern part] area [in… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
I don't have support. Not me ; all Syria. Every agreement is between every class and every sector in Syria ; government,… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
From our side, from our part as government, we have two missions: the first one is to fight those terrorists to liberate… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
I always say the Syrian problem as isolated case, as Syrian case, is not very complicated. What makes it complicated is the… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
These people that started here, they support the government now against those rebels. Why talking about what happened at the very beginning… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Our soldiers in another area were attacked chemically. Our soldiers - they went to the hospital as casualties because of chemical weapons,… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The problem with the West is that they start with political reform going towards democracy. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
If you want to talk about mistakes, every country has mistakes, every government has mistakes, every person has mistakes. When you have… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
There's a difference between a mistake or even a crime that's been committed by an individual, and between a policy of crime… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
You can't say "the people of Aleppo" because the majority of the people of Aleppo are living in the area under the… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
As soon as the legitimate Lebanese government is convinced that the conditions have ripened and that Lebanon is able to maintain stability… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The problem with the West is that they start with political reform going towards democracy. If you want to go towards democracy,… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
To have opposition ? We have it, and you can go and meet with them. We have some of them within the… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Since the beginning of the crisis, since the terrorists started to control some areas within Syria, the majority of the Syrian civilians… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Lebanon was under Israeli occupation, up to its capital, but we did not consider that a disaster. Why? Because it was very clear that… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
I never rejected any responsibility, but that depends on the decision. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
If you are going to be a mediator or arbitrator you have to be in the middle between the two sides; you cannot take… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The other thing we did as government is to open gates for the civilians to leave that [ eastern part] area [in Aleppo], and… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
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… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Freedom and democracy are nothing but instruments, just like stability. The goal is called progress and growth. Anyone who puts freedom ahead of stability… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
I will tell [Barack Obama] very simply : present what you have as evidence to the public, be transparent. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
[Enemies of Syria] are the enemies of the people and the enemies of God. And the enemies of God will go to hell. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The first question that I ask : do I have public support or not. That is the first question that I asked as President.… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The criteria or the paradigm for us is not the West, not the Western paradigm, because the West has its own culture, we have… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
[It is important] to have stability and to have security, which means humanitarian equals fighting terrorists. You cannot talk about humanitarian aid and supporting… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
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![“The other thing we did as government is to open gates for the civilians to leave that [ eastern part] area [in Aleppo], and at the same time for the humanitarian convoys and help to go through those gates inside that part of Aleppo, but the terrorists publicly refused any solution, so they wanted…” quote by Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6dc/bashar-al-assad-1027_areas_the-other-thing-we-did-as-government-is_37737.jpg)
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![“[Enemies of Syria] are the enemies of the people and the enemies of God. And the enemies of God will go to hell.” quote by Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8d6/bashar-al-assad-1027_enemy_enemies-of-syria-are-the-enemies-of-the_95144.jpg)
![“[It is important] to have stability and to have security, which means humanitarian equals fighting terrorists. You cannot talk about humanitarian aid and supporting the terrorists at the same time. You cannot, you have to choose.” quote by Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c33/bashar-al-assad-1027_aids_it-is-important-to-have-stability-and-to_110406.jpg)