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"If the Soviet Union and the United States have not experienced direct military confrontations, on the other hand, they supported, armed and trained Africans, to fight other Africans."
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"Whoever won't fight when the President calls him, deserves to be kicked back in his hole and kept there."

"Writers and politicians are natural rivals. Both groups try to make the world in their own images; they fight for the same territory."

"When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph."

"I was a little girl fighting as a partisan against Nazi-Fascism."

"The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win."

"Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive."

"I have always adhered to two principles. The first one is to train hard and get in the best possible physical condition. The second is to forget all about the other fellow until you face him in the ring and the bell sounds for the fight."

"What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog."
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"The shock caused by the September 11 events has also lead to a thorough reflection on the existing disparity between rich and poor countries, on the misery of populations of the South."

"The African Union has to act in order to put an end to armed conflicts that undermine the continent, to fight against the devastation caused by AIDS and other contagious diseases, to promote sustainable development of its member states."

"From the time of independences until the end of the Cold War, in spite of the participation of a considerable number of African states in the non-aligned movement, everyone in fact chose to align with one or another of the two major blocks."

"But since independence, Gabon is one of the few countries in Central Africa that enjoys peace and stability."

"The principle of responsibility and collective sanctions is incompatible with the Western concept of justice."

"It is up to African leaders to show their will and political courage in order to assure that this new pan-African institution becomes an efficient instrument and not a place for endless discussions."

"My actions to promote peace, the mediation missions which I carried out during many conflicts, which very often occurred between brothers of the same country, are not driven by any ulterior motives or any calculations based on personal ambitions."

"I am in favor of complete freedom of information and of free access to the new communication tools, in particular the Internet."
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