Bashir Assad Quotes

The United States accused Syria, and because you accused you have to bring evidence [of chemical weapons], this first of all. We have to find evidences when we are there.

Actually, he gave false evidence [of chemical weapons]. In this case,[John] Kerry didn't even present any evidence. He talked "we have evidence" and he didn't present anything. Not yet, nothing so far ; not a single shred of evidence.

It's time Hawaii answer doubters and produce documents proving that it is a state. What are they hiding? And why haven't we seen these documents?

The American people do not have the information upon which they can hold the administration and responsible agencies accountable. I call that a coverup.

We need proof in our society.

How can people trust the harvest, unless they see it sown?

Don't leave inferences to be drawn when evidence can be presented.

A good politician doesn't tell you what he's going to do next.

Twenty five years in Washington has taught me never to tell a lie to a reporter.

The people who are afraid of talking to press are people who have something to hide.

If you live in the overlapping world of politics and media, as I am learning, anything less than full transparency can potentially do you in.

Every time the Trump people challenge me, I bring the receipts.

There's not much you can do about the bias of the media other than try to counteract it by putting the truth out best you can, and the Internet has been a great weapon for holding the media accountable.

We're not sure that if there's chemical weapon used and who used it. We can't talk about virtual things, we have to talk about facts.

If Trump really opposed the war in Iraq, all he has to do is show us the evidence. It would take five minutes. He hasn’t done it. He’s lying.

Good governance depends on ability to take responsibility by both administration as well as people.

First, do not betray yourself. Second, do not betray those you lead.

Success has a great tendency to conceal and throw a veil over the evil deeds of men.

I believe that politicians should speak the truth all the time. Invariably there will be occasions when you make statements that are factually incorrect due to an error.

The evidence is in, and you are the verdict.

At no time did I intend to, or do I believe that I did put forward false information to the American people.

There is nothing like first-hand evidence.

Initially I was very encouraged. Unfortunately, the mainstream media now seems far more interested in what I said when I was 17 or what my girlfriend looks like rather than, say, the largest program of suspicionless surveillance in human history.