....jathika balawegayak wenuwen...

The good word does not satisfy everybody but it divides the people into clear-cut two parts. If antagonizing a segment of the people yields a clear loss, hardships and worries, this is but the just price for gaining the true sympathizers, those who devote their lives to the service of the idea, for they see in it the significance of their lives.

We also like to have all the people on our side and to have our idea embraced by all the citizens of our nation, but we know that this will not take place now and it will not happen without hardships. We look forward to the future and work for it, and for this end we sacrifice and conquer the present. We do not pay attention to public opinion, but we strive to make the public have an opinion. We do not care about the present number of our adherents and we wait for their number to be transformed from a mere figure into the reality of tomorrow. We withstand the isolation of the winter for the sake of joy in the spring. In order that the harvest becomes rich we have accepted that the grain be forgotten in the soil. Our concern now is to make the roots of the tree unshakeable

We have developed three qualities of this generation 1 - the awareness of the historical and social pre-requisites; it knows why this transformation was necessary for the nation 2 - ethics; that is, it the vanguard in the frontline free from those who only react and surrender to the situation 3 - faith; it knows that it is not enough to understand the necessity of change and appreciate its responsibility, hut it must also believe that destiny and history and all conditions are propitious for the success of this overthrow. From these points we have reached the conclusion that the new generation is the means for the overthrow. This generation depends on the individuals for the awareness and faith are to be found in individuals, not in society

(Michael Aflaq- The father of Arab Nationalism )