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"Every opinion that is now being voiced, and every [argument and] counter-argument constitute a worthy contribution to a dialogue about the future of this nation and should help our society establish the values of freedom of choice and the choice of freedom." -- Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, Al-Masry Al-Youm

"The true purpose of democracy is to attempt to resolve the ailments of society... This is the only way to politically engage a public that has so far been monitoring all these colourful political commotion and fireworks that seem to light the dark for awhile but may soon fizzle out." -- Abdel-Moneim Said, Nahdet Misr

"Time is the great enemy of the Palestinians who want to be freed of the occupation, and of the Israelis who want to get rid of its burden." -- Akiva Eldar, Haaretz

"We admit that we envied him because he always dared to write his thoughts with unique courage and frankness which many of his fellow writers would not dare do." -- Samir Sabagh, As-Safir

"Think for a moment about who is the party which will benefit from the ongoing violence in the region. They [accusers of Syria] will then know the real perpetrator." -- Tishreen