• Freedom and democracy are nothing but instruments, just like stability. The goal is called progress and growth. Anyone who puts freedom ahead of stability is hurting growth.

    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 is hurting growth.
    ""Poverty Is a Greater Concern for Most than a Democratic Constitution"". Interview with Martin Doerry, www.spiegel.de. August 29, 2005.