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Quotes by Politician
"My visit to the United States has also given me the opportunity to emphasize the objective of establishing close and intensive links between the Turkish and American peoples, scholars and businessmen."
193
"Individuals have little opportunity to get elected to Parliament under the label of the government party... unless they are in good standing with the Prime Minister and pledged to be cooperative."
191
"I love this country, I love these people, though I can't say I love their politicians. People are always nicer than politicians, but here, you can mark that difference up a hundredfold."
191
"As a politician who cherishes religious conviction in his personal sphere, but regards politics as a domain belonging outside religion, I believe that this view is seriously flawed."
190
"Conciliation is not capitulation, nor is compromise to be deemed equivalent to imbalanced concession."
188
"This is the most terrible thing that can happen in a friendly country if Thai people have to escape from the backdoor of an embassy."
188
"My death will be caused by morphine, which I have deliberately taken with suicidal intent."
188
"Colonialism is an idea born in the West that drives Western countries - like France, Italy, Belgium, Great Britain - to occupy countries outside of Europe."
186
"It is obvious that taking the country from a state of war to being a lawful state won't be easy."
186
"The consequence of Mr. Bush's and Blair's historic lie that the reason for invading Iraq was weapons of mass destruction, is that everything is being doubted."
185
"Indiscriminate firing by police on people is absolute barbarism. Instead of solving their problems, the government is trying to suppress the people by force."
185
"I have always felt that public, commercial and community organisations should be as open as possible about their affairs. They need to be accountable to their owners, their customers, their members and communities and other interest groups."
184
"Imagination is at the root of much that passes for love."
182
"When I talk about the assets, that was at the beginning of the talks. I was president then. I'm not president now. When I said it, this would be a sign of goodwill to begin the talks."
182
"Germany is determined to provide substantial help. So are the Netherlands and other states. But a day will come when we have to count on our own resources."
182
"Before Truman Capote, journalism and non-fiction weren't taken very seriously."
182
"I'm sure that was the right step, even though, formally speaking, it may seem disadvantageous for a president to resign. But, looking into what is happening today and what is going to happen in the future, I think history will show I made the right decision."
182
"It's important to see how we can advance in healing wounds."
182
"Rather, it is through conciliation and compromise that we are building a fair Iraq, a just state for all its peoples."
181
"During the Fifties, political and military activities in Vietnam were heavily influenced by the French, who as recent colonial masters, made all-important decisions."
181
"But thanks to the efforts, the initiative of the United States and of the several countries from the world, from Europe, including Turkey, it ended within a few weeks."
181
"I am quite a spendthrift but just being careful because my family was not rich, was not a rich family."
180
"Thus in such a Labour Party there can be no question of independent policy."
179
"So we are fulfilling our task in preventing serious armament stocks in Iraq within our possibilities."
179
"I don't want to go down in history as a man who allowed blood to be shed."
179
"I think people are rapidly losing confidence in the political class, and I don't blame them."
179
"The people themselves, and only the people, determine the rhythm of our fight."
178
"Whether we are poor among the poorest, or less poor among the wealthier, let us stand proud and noteworthy, united and strong, comforted by our belonging to the Community of the Free Nations of our Planet."
178
"To sum up, what has been our policy? We looked for and found friends all throughout the world."
178
"We all live in a free Poland, and there would be no free Poland without you, Twenty-five years ago, I did not stand on the same side together with you, but today I have no doubts that it was your vision of Poland which led us in the right direction."
177
"Without Socialism the working class is a heterogeneous mixture of different categories, some of which have independent, varying interests, sometimes opposed to each other."
177
"If the security forces continue to be dominated as they are now by political groups or sects, then the people won't trust in them - and the result will be civil war or fragmentation of the country."
177
"Several experts on the Middle East concur that the Middle East cannot be democratized."
177
"I will be happy with certainly when the corruption index improve."
177
"As of today, we do not need expert reports by the authoritative analytical institutions to realise that the reasons for such a situation in our community lie in global inequality, poverty and illiteracy."
177
"We will talk about cooperation to destroy the disease as soon as we can."
177
"We are the party of the Czechoslovak proletariat and our general headquarters are in Moscow."
176
"The justice of our cause must be reflected in the manner in which we rectify the crimes of the past."
176
"The fundamental problem is that there's no credibility in the judicial system, which is a system that's been completely politicized. This is retaliation and selective repression."
176
"And then when they picked me as premiere, I don't think I feel, you know, different. For me, the position mean responsibility, but that's all."
176
"I always said that you can use the same vehicle although the driver will change, or the same vehicle to go for the race. It's a different driver, this is exactly what's happening to the cabinet."
176
"I never told a victim story about my imprisonment. Instead, I told a transformation story - about how prison changed my outlook, about how I saw that communication, truth, and trust are at the heart of power."
176
"Without rebuilding the confidence between parties, you will never succeed."
175
"Justice for the major perpetrators cannot be separated from the vindication of the rights of the individual victim."
175
"We must keep on trying to solve problems, one by one, stage by stage, if not on the basis of confidence and cooperation, at least on that of mutual toleration and self-interest."
175
"When I came back to power, Georgia was completely isolated on the international stage."
174
"The external world is committed to helping Georgia settle its problems."
173
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