It would be a waste of time and effort to set forth in detail the ties binding Egypt to the ancient Greco-Aegean civilization. - Taha Hussein

We do not wish, nor are we able, to break the link between ourselves and our forefathers. To the degree that we establish our future life upon our past and present we shall avoid most of the dangers caused by excesses and miscalculations deriving from illusions and dreams.

Egypt was one of the earliest among the Islamic states to recover her ancient, unforgotten personality.

...new Egypt will not come into being except from the ancient, eternal Egypt. I believe further that the new Egypt will have to be built on the great old one, and that the future of culture in Egypt will be an extension, a superior version, of the humble, exhausted, and feeble present.