
"Freedom is not articles in the constitution and texts of the laws. It is not merely a subject for oratory and writing, but action before everything else. 1t will not enter into our lives unless we give our lives for it.
We will not impose its esteem on the rulers and make the people aware of its value and sacredness unless our faith in it becomes a fighting faith « Jihad » and our defense of it becomes martyrdom."--- Michel Aflaq (Why we yearn for liberty, 1 -AI-Baath -August 9, 1946)