Statements on Dialogue from Prominent Lebanese and other World Leaders
v “Lebanon is more than a country: it is a message of liberty and a model of pluralism for East and West alike.” – St. John Paul II, 1989
v “Sameness is Death; Diversity is the lifeblood of the times!” – Mehdi Amel (Hassan Hamdan), 1975
v “The Lebanese have no alternative other than to dialogue . . . coexistence is the inevitable fate of the Lebanese.” – Judge Abbas El Halabi, 2005
v Dialogue is a way “to safeguard and renew the Lebanese formula . . . given that Lebanon will not exist or have meaning without both its Christian and Muslim populations.” – Dr. Saoud Al-Mawla, 2007
v “One thinks of Lebanon, whose people must rediscover, with the support of international solidarity, their historic vocation to promote sincere and fruitful cooperation among different faith communities.” – Pope Benedict XVI, 2006