Quotes from Mohammed Morsi

I never meant to antagonize anyone.

The world is not uni-cultural. We must live together rather than seeking to dominate each other. The people in the world cannot accept domination anymore.

I am the first Egyptian civilian president elected democratically, freely, following a great, peaceful revolution.

I will not betray my country.

When I say, 'I am supporting the police or the army,' I am talking about the army in general and the police in general. In general, those institutions are good institutions.

Egyptians are always and will always be supportive of their Palestinian brothers, all Palestinians.

There cannot be peace in the Middle East without giving Palestinians their full rights.

Freedom of expression comes with responsibilities, especially when it comes with serious implications for peace.

There is a positive and personal relationship between the Egyptian people and the Syrian people.

When the Egyptians decide something, probably it is not appropriate for the U.S. When the Americans decide something, this, of course, is not appropriate for Egypt.

A death sentence will be issued, a death sentence will be implemented. A life sentence will be issued, a life sentence will be implemented.

Egypt is practicing its very normal role on its soil and does not threaten anyone and there should not be any kind of international or regional concerns at all from the presence of Egyptian security forces.

We Egyptians reject any kind of assault or insult against our prophet.

The president of the Arab Republic of Egypt is the commander of the armed forces, full stop.

The situation in Egypt is stable. We are ready for tourism and investment.

If there is a spot where you have dictatorship, where people are not free, people are not satisfied, they do not find food and shelter, they are under the poverty level, this is a dangerous spot for the whole world, because those people will move, and they will move to different places. They will be carrying bad feelings towards others.

I will treat everyone equally and be a servant of the Egyptian people.

We must confront this Zionist entity. All ties of all kinds must be severed with this plundering criminal entity, which is supported by America and its weapons, as well as by its own nuclear weapons, the existence of which is well known. It will bring about their own destruction.

Egypt now is a real civil state. It is not theocratic, it is not military. It is democratic, free, constitutional, lawful and modern.

The most important thing for me is to have real friendship between Egyptians and Americans.

I know about technology, about research, scientific applications, culture, civilization, differences between nations of the world, the nature of history.

The revolutions of the Arab Spring happened because people realized they were the power.

Conflict does not lead to stability in the world.

If you want to judge the performance of the Egyptian people by the standards of German or Chinese or American culture, then there is no room for judgment.