Habib Bourguiba Professions : Former President of Tunisia Born : August 3, 1903 Died : April 6, 2000 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Habib Bourguiba Tunisia is always ready to turn the page. Habib Bourguiba tunisia turns pages You are wrong. The state and its existence are essential before everything else. All this preoccupation with liberty is not serious. Habib Bourguiba essentials liberty serious While I am alive, not a hair on Jewish heads will be touched. Habib Bourguiba i-am-alive alive hair The only Jews who interest us are our fellow citizens... Basically and profoundly, we are with the West. Habib Bourguiba interest citizens west