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Quotes by Statesman
"I wish to assure you that there can never be any return to the state of armed conflict which existed before our commitment to peace and the democratic process of election under the Lancaster House agreement."
89
"The administration of a country, more than any other human activity, is carried on in the atmosphere of moral compromise."
88
"There is no happiness for people at the expense of other people."
88
"The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts."
88
"We have a good life when we manage to live with both satisfied and unsatisfied needs, when we are not obsessed by what is beyond our reach."
88
"Jordan seeks to play only one role, that of a model state. It is our aim to set an example for our Arab brethren, not one that they need follow but one that will inspire them to seek a higher, happier destiny within their own borders."
88
"We belong to the camp of peace. We believe in peace. We believe that our one God wishes us to live in peace and wishes peace upon us, for these are His teachings to all the followers of the three great monotheistic religions, the Children of Abraham."
88
"In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills contracted by the mind more severe than those contracted by the body."
88
"The conviction of our Ukrainian nation is embedded in the pages of its history."
88
"There is an idea of democracy produced by one-sided thinking."
88
"Caste, community will rapidly disappear. We have to speedily forget all these things. Such boundaries hamper our growth."
88
"Above all else, we need a reaffirmation of political commitment at the highest levels to reducing the dangers that arise both from existing nuclear weapons and from further proliferation."
88
"I believe that in the long run, separation between Israel and the Palestinians is the best solution for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
87
"The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out again, that would be a calamity."
87
"Cursed is the man who dies, but the evil done by him survives."
87
"We must improve our lives and we will do it together - all of our citizens and myself as president of Ukraine."
86
"Lebanon was under Israeli occupation, up to its capital, but we did not consider that a disaster. Why? Because it was very clear that there are ways to resist."
86
"There is a boundary to men's passions when they act from feelings; but none when they are under the influence of imagination."
86
"Some people are contriving ways and means of making us collapse."
86
"We oppose occupation of land by force and we believe in dialogue as the method for regaining Arab rights. This is the spirit of the Great Arab Revolt."
85
"I have to think of my status as a resident in this country. But I do insist that in Paraguay there was order; the judiciary had the power of complete independence; justice was fully exercised."
85
"Poverty doesn't imply necessarily violence."
85
"My own perception is that there are two tiers of countries, one, the original ASEAN, and then the new members. The new members are in various stages of development."
85
"Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? Is it a legacy of our colonial years? We want foreign television sets. We want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology. Why this obsession with everything imported?"
85
"We have used the presence of UNMIK, as well as other European and American agencies to establish a legal framework compatible with the European Union and that is already an advantage. We have seen the positive effects of this and our parliament will continue to go this way."
85
"But the Western countries that link their partnership with the poorest countries with respect for democracy also have to consider that they have obligations towards these countries."
85
"The labour of the farmers, no doubt is of greater value than the financial capacity of the government and non-government institutions which can only play a supportive role."
84
"True, some land was bought by a few Cabinet Ministers. They bought the land. No minister, to my knowledge acquired land which was meant for resettlement."
84
"We have to choose between a global market driven only by calculations of short-term profit, and one which has a human face."
84
"This has been a great victory for the Venezuelan people."
84
"Education, particularly higher education, will take Africa into the mainstream of globalization."
84
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