WORDS FROM A GREAT MIND

Anwar Sadat Quotes

Egyptian president & peace negotiator

Born: 1918
Died: 1981
Lived in: Egypt & the Middle East

Anwar Sadat was president of Egypt and a central figure in the Egyptian–Israeli peace process. His 1977 visit to Jerusalem and the subsequent treaty negotiations linked his leadership with both the risks and the responsibilities of reconciliation.

A LESSER-KNOWN DETAIL

In November 1977 he became the first Arab leader to make an official visit to Israel.

Words by Anwar Sadat

“The signing of these documents marks only the beginning of peace.”

Egyptian–Israeli Peace Treaty signing ceremony, 26 March 1979

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“Let no mother lament the loss of her child.”

Egyptian–Israeli Peace Treaty signing ceremony, 26 March 1979

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“Any life lost in war is a human life, irrespective of its being that of an Israeli or an Arab.”

Address to the Knesset, 20 November 1977

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