In the past, we spoke of poverty, misery only in the south. Now there is a lot of misery, a lot of bad that creates victims in the north as well.
AHMED BEN BELLAPeace does not include a vendetta; there will be neither winners nor losers.
More Ahmed Ben Bella Quotes
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I think that they participated in something that was not very proper and was very pitiful, not only for the Algerian people, but also for the other people who counted on our support.
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Peace does not include a vendetta; there will be neither winners nor losers.
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I accommodated practically all of the liberation movements, including those of Latin America.
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We were but some tens of people throughout Algeria, a territory that is five times the size of France
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This has become manifest: the global system was not made to serve the good of all, but to serve multinational companies.
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I’m optimistic because I’m pragmatic: Neither of the two sides, the military government nor the Islamic front, is capable of winning. If they continue to fight, they will both bleed to death.
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At that precise moment, several countries were still colonised or had barely overcome colonisation. This was the case in practically all of Africa. We supported them.
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Algeria is not breaking up.
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It is obvious that taking the country from a state of war to being a lawful state won’t be easy.
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With my government, we engaged in bringing our help to fights for national freedom.
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Let us all agree to die a little, or even completely so that African unity may not be a vain word
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I am not a Marxist, but I place myself resolutely at the left.
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Those who are leftists, once in power, are not different from other parties.
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When I was engaged in the struggle for my country, I was very young. My horizons were open.
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Colonialism is an idea born in the West that drives Western countries – like France, Italy, Belgium, Great Britain – to occupy countries outside of Europe.
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