Alaa affash

“أه يا وطن على الورق
الحلم فيك على الورق
والعلم فيك على الورق”
― أحمد فؤاد نجم, أحمد فؤاد نجم: الأعمال الشعرية الكاملة

“I am firmly convinced, therefore, that to set up a republic which is to last a long time, the way to set about it is to constitute it as Sparta and Venice were constituted; to place it in a strong position, and so to fortify it that no one will dream of taking it by a sudden assault; and, on the other hand, not to make it so large as to appear formidable to its neighbors. It should in this way be able to enjoy its form of government for a long time. For war is made on a commonwealth for two reasons: to subjugate it, and for fear of being subjugated by it.”
― Niccolò Machiavelli

“حيثما سأموت، سأموت وأنا أغني.”
― Vladimir Mayakovsky

“الصمت موت
قلها ومتْ
فالقول ليس ما يقوله السلطان والأمير
وليس تلك الضحكة التي يبيعها المهرج الكبير للمهرج الصغير
فأنت إن نطقت متْ
وأنت إن سكت متْ
قلها ومتْ”
― معين بسيسو