29 their negative and positive aspects. The cultural attitude has its political ramifications. The view that we can adopt a free political stand against Western imperialist domination without being truly independent fromWestern cultural hegemony is an uninformed claim that lacks all credibility. If today we live in the age of giants, we will have neither freedom nor life unless we achieve our total political, economic and cultural emancipation. This is a goal we can reach through the reliance on our Arab Islamic civilisation. If we wish to gain complete victory, we have just one road ahead of us. This is the road of unity, for we must realise that we face the same dangers, the same enemies and have the same destiny. The imperialists are standing in the heart of our world and at our doors, waiting for a sign of weakness. They are moved by old dreams. Has the time come for us to face these threats together? I say this as I feel perfectly confident in our ability to forge ahead on our path towards the future. I say this with eyes focused on all our great experiences of the past. I say this with my eyes on great Algeria which will always remain faithful to itself and to its nation, its history and its Arab Islamic revolution. May God’s Peace be upon you all.
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