Quotes by Mahmoud Abbas

• There is a requirement to ensure the withdrawal takes place in a civilized manner. We will be able to show the world we deserve independence and freedom.
• We want the Israelis to leave. They want to leave - so let us let them leave.
• We need international support so that our people live a life of normality, of dignity, of liberty and freedom. I hope that our cry for freedom may be heard.
• We have one authority and one law and everyone has the responsibility to follow that law and that authority.
• We have accepted the principle of democracy and we are committed to respect the popular verdict and the result of that national consultation.
• We expect President Bush to implement his own vision of a two-state solution, the birth of the Palestinian State and the ending of the occupation that started in 1967.
• We cannot build foundations of a state without rule of law.
• We always have hoped that American diplomacy deploys itself in dialogue and persuasion rather than by ultimatums. That is the path we want in international relations.
• No state on earth can afford to allow several authorities to co-exist next to one another.
• I can certainly put myself in Israel's shoes. They are humans just like we are. They want peace and security inside their borders.
• We cannot build a viable state with a country that is disintegrating into small pieces.