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Quotes by Statesman
"The market came with the dawn of civilization and it is not an invention of capitalism. If it leads to improving the well-being of the people there is no contradiction with socialism."
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"We all have an equal interest in stability and security throughout Europe. The years the OSCE has existed, and particularly this year, have given rise to great expectations and at the same time to powerful disappointments."
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"Israel has an important principle: It is only Israel that is responsible for our security."
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"From the moment this war began, there was, for this state, only one policy possible, neutrality."
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"I have great confidence in the universal value and in basic human rights and I have great confidence that referenda will eventually take root and become part of our daily lives in Taiwan."
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"A reprisal of this magnitude... has never been carried out before. I paced back and forth in my room perplexed and completely depressed, feeling helpless."
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"High office teaches decision making, not substance. It consumes intellectual capital; it does not create it. Most high officials leave office with the perceptions and insights with which they entered; they learn how to make decisions but not what decisions to make."
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"Our approach to economic development must be modern, focused and in tune with the global trend."
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"Then in 1969, I spent the spring term at Cornell University in New York. The invasion of August 1968 had already happened, but the hardline regime took several months to crack down on dissidents."
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"Of all the important relationships that Australia has with other countries, none has been more greatly transformed over the last 10 years than our relationship with China."
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"Every society, all government, and every kind of civil compact therefore, is or ought to be, calculated for the general good and safety of the community."
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"I was paid to read Western economic texts. In a way, the regime paid for their own undermining."
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"I began revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15 and absolute faith. It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and plan of action."
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"The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously."
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"I intend to travel to Okinawa and to visit with Okinawa officials and the citizens of Okinawa at an early date. I will send my best analysis of that situation, including the local attitudes, back to Washington, to the government there."
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"The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise."
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"We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right."
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"It is people who are the objects of globalization and at the same time its subjects. What also follows logically from this is that globalization is not a law of nature, but rather a process set in train by people."
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"I wanted to become a writer. I enjoyed reading as a child."
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"You may count on Mexico's support, since your commitment to the noblest causes of mankind and your vast experience are and will be invaluable in enabling us, together, to achieve a better world."
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"Nobody and nothing will stop Russia on the road to strengthening democracy and ensuring human rights and freedoms."
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"I don't think anybody can take the word of Saddam Hussein and his regime, and certainly an American president and allies who are obligated to worry about the safety and security of our countries, cannot take the word of this dictator, who lies, pathologically lies."
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"This is appalling. The idea that a person could be punished because of their religious belief and the idea they might be executed is just beyond belief."
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"I have this to say to the people: go the polls and vote for the candidate of your choice... This is your responsibility; do not neglect it."
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"We must have the time to create strict rules so that property is not sold by Communist managers for a low price. They often get payments under the table to sell to the first bidder. This does not build public support for a market economy."
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"On the one hand, the financial projection is on the agenda - we will see if this problem can be resolved or not. I think it is a right idea to stage a special summit, which would deal with the question of priorities of European politics."
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"We've had it very clear to the Bosnians that our obligation to equip and train their forces is completely conditional on the foreign forces being gone."
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"I believe however that peace is attainable regardless of the Arabs mentality, society or government."
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"Empower others as you climb the ladder of success; true leaders uplift those around them."
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"Negotiating in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree."
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