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Samir Geagea
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“Lebanon is our country, and in it we are staying (as a minority christians).”
Samir Geagea (born 1952) first seen 1989 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: March 1989, addressing crowds in ain el remeneh.
“I would prefer to remain in prison for another 20 years than bargain my beliefs for freedom.”
Samir Geagea (born 1952) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: November 2004, speaking to a delegation from the Human Rights Committee of the Lebanese Parliament, quoted in "Samir Geagea will be out of Jail this weekend" in Ya Libnan (18 July 2005)
“You have come out of the big prison which you had been put in and you have taken me out with the same act from the small prison which I had been put in.”
Samir Geagea (born 1952) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Upon being released from Yarze prison, as quoted in an Associated Press report "Ex-Christian Warlord Released in Lebanon" by Zeina Karam (26 July 2005)
“I have spent 11 horrific years in solitary confinement in a 6-square-meter dungeon three floors underground without sunlight or fresh air. But I endured my hardships because I was merely living my convictions.”
Samir Geagea (born 1952) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On his release from prison, quoted in "Samir, Sitrida Geagea Airborne for Month-Long Recuperation Abroad" at Lebanese Forces.com (26 July 2005)
“They were long, dark, black years.”
Samir Geagea (born 1952) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Lebanese ex-warlord is released" in BBC News (26 July 2005)