“Any life lost in war is a human life, irrespective of its being that of an Israeli or an Arab.”

Anwar Sadat Egypt

“When the bells of peace ring, there will be no hands to beat the drums of war.”

Anwar Sadat Egypt

“Any peace not built on justice and on the recognition of the rights of the peoples, would be a structure of sand which would crumble under the first blow.”

Anwar Sadat Egypt

“…the real genius of Egypt has been one of peace… and its ambition has been to build not to destroy, to create not to annihilate, to coexist not to eliminate.”

Anwar Sadat Egypt

“Let there be no more wars or bloodshed between Arabs and Israelis. Let there be no more suffering or denial of rights. Let there be no more despair or loss of faith.”

Anwar Sadat Egypt

“If yesterday I fought as an enemy, today you have become a friend and ally with the same national interest, loyalty, rights and duties as myself.”

Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe

“Africa should have one identity, one nationality, one people, one currency, one army.”

Muammar Gaddafi Libya

“The branch will not break in the arms of the chameleon.”

Mathieu Kérékou Benin