I care about Bahrain. Bahrain is very dear to me. I will not allow people to play around with our laws.

- Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa

Bahrain 's margin of freedom is growing day after day as we head into the future with steady steps.

- Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa

You cannot transpose the U.S. system on Turkey, and the Turkish system on France etc. You have to understand the people and their culture. That's lea…

- Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa

By being friends with all, we are not alone.

- Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa

There is no ethnic cleansing in Bahrain, no mass genocide, no policy of killing innocent people.

- Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa

Bahrainis are better off than many other Arabs. We have a welfare state, everybody gets a salary whether they have a job or not. Electricity and food…

- Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa

I cherished the dream of a country embracing all its people.

- Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa

The decision to open up Bahrain to embrace all people indiscriminately was fostered in me ever since I was a child.

- Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa

It's good to have a leader, otherwise we argue too much.

- Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa