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Quote by Habib Bourguiba
Sachez que l’homme qui préfère la mort à l’humiliation reçoit de Dieu puissance et vie.
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The quote presents a stark choice between death and humiliation. It says that a person who refuses to accept humiliation, even at the cost of life, receives “power and life” from God. In this way, the words treat dignity as more valuable than submitting to disgrace and describe divine strength and life as the reward for that choice.
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- Habib-Bourguiba.net, transcription of the 25 July 1957 Constituent Assembly speech
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