Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Habib Bourguiba

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Tunisian president Habib Bourguiba.
Last updated on September 18, 2024.
Habib Bourguiba

Habib Bourguiba was a Tunisian lawyer, nationalist leader and statesman who led the country from 1956 to 1957 as the prime minister of the Kingdom of Tunisia (1956โ€“57) then as the first president of Tunisia (1957โ€“87). Prior to his presidency, he led the nation to independence from France, ending the 75-year-old protectorate and earning the title of "Supreme Combatant".

Tunisia is always ready to turn the page. โ€” ยฉ Habib Bourguiba
Tunisia is always ready to turn the page.
You are wrong. The state and its existence are essential before everything else. All this preoccupation with liberty is not serious.
The only Jews who interest us are our fellow citizens... Basically and profoundly, we are with the West.
While I am alive, not a hair on Jewish heads will be touched.
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