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"It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity."
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"So the American economy needs the world, and the world needs the American economy."

"Most agree, whatever their party political position, that the West can and should open its agricultural markets more fully to the products of the poorer countries of the globe. They are agricultural societies that need our markets more than our charity."

"Trade is a communication of cultures and values."

"It says something about this new global economy that USA Today now reports every morning on the day's events in Asian markets."

"Globalisation makes it clear that social responsibility is required not only of governments, but of companies and individuals. All sources must interact in order to reach the MDGs."

"The more I come to know about the outside world's perception of China, the more I feel there are all sorts of misunderstandings, and to a certain extent, people do not get the full picture from the media. A lot of foreigners have few opportunities to visit China, and a lot of Chinese people do not have the chance to go to Europe or to the West."

"The world is getting so small. Young people are mobile; they want to travel around the world. When you travel around the world, you exchange culture, you want to make friends, you want to exchange things."

"A certain number of Americans are already in Peking and most of us here feel that it would be very useful for the United States and especially for the Left-wing progressive movement in the United States if groups of students such as you mention could make a tour of China."

"Every day more Americans watch their jobs being shipped overseas."

"Russia should support globalization. The Internet can develop in Russia in a very speedy way."
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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."

"More than ever before in human history, we share a common destiny. We can master it only if we face it together. And that, my friends, is why we have the United Nations."
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