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Quotes by Statesman

"In the matter of justice, all should be equal in your eyes."

"Therefore, I think that in the celebration of the 50 years of the present reign, there must be research on the changes that the country has undergone, and in the future, it could be used as a lesson for our future actions."

"And I said, yes, if you think that I avoid bloodshed by standing aside, then I will stand aside."
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"Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it."

"The trial organized with U.N. participation of some kind will be for crimes committed by Khmer Rouge leaders from 1975 to 1979. That's it."

"In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear."

"I believe that Canadians have the common sense to see that a better future cannot be built on fragmentation."

"Whilst shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in the heart; nor will moderation be utterly exiled from the minds of tyrants."

"Capitalism is using its money; we socialists throw it away."

"Throughout Soviet times, I understood what was really happening in the world around me."

"The army did what Milosevic's regime asked of it, which was to create a 'Greater Serbia'."

"Keeping books on social aid is capitalistic nonsense. I just use the money for the poor. I can't stop to count it."

"If your government had given me a thousandth of the sum it spent to depose me, I could have won that war."

"If information and knowledge are central to democracy, they are the conditions for development."

"We believe that visa quotas should be lifted and people should visit anywhere they wish freely."

"Asean is obviously a very important association for us. Over the past 30 years Asean has made great strides in regional cooperation covering a number of areas, although recently it has been under strain because of the financial crisis and other challenges."

"Vote for me and I will ensure that everyone gets enough to eat and a place to stay."

"It wasn't until we got over the self pity that we were able to accept suffering as apart of our life with Christ. A man or woman reaches this plane only when he or she ceases to be the hero."

"Let us go forward in this battle fortified by conviction that those who labour in the service of a great and good cause will never fail."

"Israel ranks her priorities in the following way: security, land, and water."

"To fight against the infidels is Jihad; but to fight against your evil self is greater Jihad."

"We see an extensive program of dismantling state institutions... These are ingredients for catastrophe."

"Let us reject violence and selfishness which could destroy our country's unity."

"The development of our human resources is an area in which we need to do well as it is decisive in determining the success of our diversification programme."

"My actions to promote peace, the mediation missions which I carried out during many conflicts, which very often occurred between brothers of the same country, are not driven by any ulterior motives or any calculations based on personal ambitions."

"He who aspires to paradise should learn to deal with people with kindness."

"Let no one think that flexibility and a predisposition to compromise is a sign of weakness or a sell-out."

"Behold, my friends, the spring is come; the earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun, and we shall soon see the results of their love!"

"The Lord had the wonderful advantage of being able to work alone."

"Certainly, Africa accounts for only l % of world trade, and we cannot assure our development on our own."

"The logical thing is to implement the Arab Defense Agreement."

"What we want is to establish the rules of a market economy - not to plan its outcome."

"Hollow commitments to action in the future are insufficient. Deferring difficult issues must not be tolerated. Our children and grandchildren expect us to speak and act decisively."

"Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it."

"Well, the important message that we've always carried to China is that we look forward to your progress and prosperity, we look forward to you playing a role in the progress and prosperity of this region and we look forward to stability in your relations with others."

"I enter negotiations with Chairman Arafat, the leader of the PLO, the representative of the Palestinian people, with the purpose to have coexistence between our two entities, Israel as a Jewish state and Palestinian state, entity, next to us, living in peace."

"The big nest was in Afghanistan, thats not quite cleared, then there are nests in the Philippines, there are nests in Indonesia, the Malaysians are clearing up their nests."

"Our votes must go together with our guns. After all, any vote we shall have, shall have been the product of the gun. The gun which produces the vote should remain its security officer - its guarantor. The people's votes and the people's guns are always inseparable twins."

"He who is not impressed by sound advice, lacks faith."
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