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"Hosni Mubarak... his constitution is not democratic, but he is democratic. We can voice our opinions now. The press is free."
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"Our constitution protects aliens, drunks and U.S. Senators."

"Be assured, fellow citizens, that in a democracy it is the laws that guard the person of the citizen and the constitution of the state, whereas the despot and the oligarch find their protection in suspicion and in armed guards."

"That's the key: get the constitution in place. Get rule of law in place, capital will come, electricity will follow."

"I am in favor, heartily in favor, of our Constitution and Bill of Rights and I owe my allegiance to my country at all times."

"Howard Phillips of the Constitution Party asked me to consider seriously running for president in 2008 and I am doing so."

"Tolerance is carved into the rostrum of the U.S. House of Representatives and intolerance should not be carved into the U.S. Constitution."

"The Constitution and the laws are supreme and the Union indissoluble."

"The merit of our Constitution was, not that it promotes democracy, but checks it."

"If I am confirmed, I will commit to show Heller and the principles articulated in it the full measure of respect that is due to all constitution decisions of the court."

"This revision of the Constitution will not be perfect. But at least the Constitution will not be inflexible. It will be a step towards the Social Europe which we wish."
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"I didn't make any money from my writing until much later. I published about 80 stories for nothing. I spent on literature."

"Winning Nobel imposed on me a lifestyle to which I am not used and which I would not have preferred."

"There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with a critical eye and find nothing extraordinary in the people I see."

"You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions."

"My countrymen have the right to shake my hand and talk to me if they so wish. Don't forget that their support and their reading of my works is what brought me the Nobel prize."

"We used the Western style to express our own themes and stories. But don't forget that our heritage includes The Thousand and One Nights."
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