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"The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself."
"However, in recent years our nation has seen a sizable influx of illegal immigration that at best highlights some alarming inadequacies and at worst indicates a broken system."
"You know, having been an election monitor in countries across the world, I can tell you that we would never certify another country's election if it had as many flaws in place as we had in Florida."
"Swaziland is a small part of south-east Africa, the last country in the continent to gain its independence."
"The way we're going to win elections in this country is not to become Republican lite. The way we're going to win elections in this country is to stand up for what we believe in."
"When goods are exchanged between countries, they must be paid for by commodities or gold. They cannot be paid for by the notes, certificates, and checks of the purchaser's country, since these are of value only in the country of issue."
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"It is important to nurture any new ideas and initiatives which can make a difference for Africa."
"African women in general need to know that it's OK for them to be the way they are - to see the way they are as a strength, and to be liberated from fear and from silence."
"I am working to make sure we don't only protect the environment, we also improve governance."
"It's a matter of life and death for this country. The Kenyan forests are facing extinction and it is a man-made problem."
"In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources and conflict may seem almost as obvious as the connection we see today between human rights, democracy and peace."
"It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees."
"Some say that AIDS came from the monkeys, and I doubt that because we have been living with monkeys from time immemorial, others say it was a curse from God, but I say it cannot be that."
"Women are responsible for their children, they cannot sit back, waste time and see them starve."
"We are very fond of blaming the poor for destroying the environment. But often it is the powerful, including governments, that are responsible."
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