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"In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear."
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"Every nation ridicules other nations, and all are right."

"Japan is an important ally of ours. Japan and the United States of the Western industrialized capacity, 60 percent of the GNP, two countries. That's a statement in and of itself."

"A house in the country is not the same as a country house."

"What is a democrat? One who believes that the republicans have ruined the country. What is a republican? One who believes that the democrats would ruin the country."

"Official dignity tends to increase in inverse ratio to the importance of the country in which the office is held."

"That country is the richest which nourishes the greatest number of noble and happy human beings."

"One year after the United States led the invasion of Iraq, the country remains extremely dangerous not only to our troops, but also to the stability of the world."
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"Iraq has a new opportunity to comply with all these relevant resolutions of the Security Council."

"If information and knowledge are central to democracy, they are the conditions for development."

"I urge the Iraqi leadership for sake of its own people... to seize this opportunity and thereby begin to end the isolation and suffering of the Iraqi people."

"We must ensure that the global market is embedded in broadly shared values and practices that reflect global social needs, and that all the world's people share the benefits of globalization."

"We cannot wait for governments to do it all. Globalization operates on Internet time. Governments tend to be slow moving by nature, because they have to build political support for every step."

"Business, labor and civil society organizations have skills and resources that are vital in helping to build a more robust global community."
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