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"It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity."
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"Trade is a communication of cultures and values."
"Contagion has become very much a phenomenon, and it's a phenomenon of globalization."
"Russia should support globalization. The Internet can develop in Russia in a very speedy way."
"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 more worrying feature of the new global corporate structures is their capacity to devastate national labour markets by transferring their operations to cheaper locations overseas."
"So the American economy needs the world, and the world needs the American economy."
"It says something about this new global economy that USA Today now reports every morning on the day's events in Asian markets."
"It used to be said that when the U.S. sneezed, the world caught a cold. The opposite is equally true today."
"When you live in the United States, with the roar of the free market, the roar of this huge military power, the roar of being at the heart of empire, it's hard to hear the whispering of the rest of the world. And I think many US citizens want to. I don't think that all of them necessarily are co-conspirators in this concept of empire. And those who are not, need to listen to other stories in the world - other voices, other people."
"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."
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"Business, labor and civil society organizations have skills and resources that are vital in helping to build a more robust global community."
"If information and knowledge are central to democracy, they are the conditions for development."
"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."
"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."
"In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound awareness of the sanctity and dignity of every human life, regardless of race or religion."
"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."
"Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family."
"There is no development strategy more beneficial to society as a whole - women and men alike - than the one which involves women as central players."
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