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Quotes by Statesman

"I remember. How many minutes do I have left President? About one, one minute."

"The U.S. and Britain are incapable of controlling all of Iraq."

"We cannot build a viable state with a country that is disintegrating into small pieces."

"To meet the expectations of the majority of our people, and to open up new vistas of economic opportunity so that the aspirations of Nigerians can stand a fair chance of being fulfilled in a lifetime, there must be a truly committed leadership in a democratic Nigeria."

"We are considering various ways of making use of our oil and gas downstream industries. This is to be complemented with the import of oil and gas from other sources as raw materials."
Oil,

"Every citizen of India must remember that he is an Indian and he has every right in this country but with certain duties."

"Globalization, far from putting an end to power diplomacy between States, has, on the contrary, intensified it."

"The corporations and the media don't need power; they already have it."

"The decision by France to resume nuclear testing in the South Pacific has destroyed this hope and raised a storm of protest at home, in the South Pacific and thankfully around the world."

"Economic sanctions rarely achieve the desired results."

"The introduction of political pluralism often quickly led to bad results."

"The idea that the world can unite without being regulated is clearly an illusion."

"I wish to express my hope that the efforts of our nations, nationalities and peoples in the direction of the development of our democratic order will be successful."

"In short, we have, among African countries, a duty of solidarity."

"We have one authority and one law and everyone has the responsibility to follow that law and that authority."

"We had a lot of international help especially from the EU and USA, which helped us to get out of this phase of emergency, to give some dynamism to Kosova."
Help,

"The different Ministries have to work more on the promotion of the country, to build Kosovo's public image. Concrete projects must be assembled, in order to activate our businessmen to have more contacts. We have to create a positive image about ourselves."

"Military troops were withdrawn from Chechnya on Dec. 31, 1996."

"Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment."

"Well, you have a defence attache here, that's a step forward. Your Defence Minister has been here, our defence people have exchanges with you. So friendly relations at the military level are already in existence."

"What we are doing in fact is recovering and progressing and sustaining the recovery of our democracy."

"That radio was very important for me. It meant I always knew what was going on in the world."

"The world's people all share the earnest aspiration to have peace, stability, justice and cooperation."

"Peace is much more precious than a piece of land... let there be no more wars."

"I am here by the will of the Great Spirit, and by his will I am chief."

"Henceforth, we shall be happy to be a free citizen in an independent country."

"Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet."

"Reconciliation should be accompanied by justice, otherwise it will not last. While we all hope for peace it shouldn't be peace at any cost but peace based on principle, on justice."
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