Gamal Abdel Nasser: Nationality

Gamal Abdel Nasser was second president of Egypt. Explore interesting quotes on nationality.

Gamal Abdel Nasser: 30 quotes 3 likes

“The holy march on which the Arab nation insists, will carry us forward from one victory to another … the flag of freedom which flies over Baghdad today will fly over Amman and Riyadh. Yes, the flag of freedom which flies over Cairo, Damascus, and Baghdad today will fly over the rest of the Middle East”

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Aburish, Said K. (2004), Nasser, the Last Arab, New York City

Freedom , Victory , Flying

“Our path to Palestine will not be covered with a red carpet or with yellow sand. Our path to Palestine will be covered with blood… In order that we may liberate Palestine, the Arab nation must unite, the Arab armies must unite, and a unified plan of action must be established”

Gamal Abdel Nasser

In a re-election speech (1965), as quoted in Islamic Imperialism : A History (2007) by Efraim Karsh, p. 162

“My countrymen, my blood spills for you and for Egypt. I will live for your sake and die for the sake of your freedom and honor. Let them kill me; it does not concern me so long as I have instilled pride, honor, and freedom in you. If Gamal Abdel Nasser should die, each of you shall be Gamal Abdel Nasser … Gamal Abdel Nasser is of you and from you and he is willing to sacrifice his life for the nation.”

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Stephens, Robert Henry (1972), Nasser: A Political Biography, New York

Life , Freedom

“If anyone thinks we have become tired, let me say that we are a struggling nation, a fighting nation, a patient nation.”

Gamal Abdel Nasser

[Egypt: Back to the Balcony, TIME, 4 March 1966, http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,835211,00.html, September 6, 2011]

Thinking , Fight