State Existence Quotes by Habib Bourguiba

Happy is the person who can laugh at himself. He will never cease to be amused.

— Habib Bourguiba

Tunisia is always ready to turn the page.

— Habib Bourguiba

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

— Habib Bourguiba

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

— Habib Bourguiba

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

— Habib Bourguiba