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1906–1975 Saudi Arabia
Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (14 April 1906 – 25 March 1975) was a Saudi Arabian statesman and diplomat who was King of Saudi Arabia from 2 November 1964 until his assassination in 1975, during which time he ushered in a new era in the country's industrialization, agriculture, and other fields. Pan-Islamism, anti-communism, and pro-Palestinian nationalism were his key foreign policy themes.
Also known as: King Faisal
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God gave man two ears and one tongue so we could listen twice as much as we talk.
Any drop of oil that goes to Israel will make me cut off the oil for you.
I beg of you, brothers, to look upon me as both brother and servant. 'Majesty' is reserved to God alone and 'the throne' is the throne of the Heavens and Earth.
Our constitution is the Quran.
Be honey to those who seek your friendship, but deadly poison to those who dare attack you.
We want this Kingdom to be a beacon of light for humanity, now and fifty years from now.
Our youth education is based on three pillars: belief, science and work.
We are not the ones who say, 'We will work, but we are used to God's power to say: We have worked.
If I were not a king, I would be a teacher.
We consider the issue of Palestine our cause and the first Arab cause, and Palestine is more valuable to us than oil. Oil can be used as a weapon in battle if necessary. The Palestinian people must return to their homeland, even if it costs us all our lives.
King Faisal: We lived, and our ancestors lived on dates and milk, and we will return to them.
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