Mohamed ElBaradei quotes - page 2

You either have a civil society or you don't. (Mohamed ElBaradei)
We still live in a world where if you have nuclear weapons, you are buying power; you are buying insurance against attack. View quote
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In my view, stability only comes with a government that is elected by the people and works for the people. View quote
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The gap between rich and poor is widening dramatically. There's a hangar at the Cairo airport for private jets, billionaires are on the Forbes list, and Egypt's annual per-capita income is two thousand dollars. How can you sustain that? View quote
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Democracy is more than a ballot box. View quote
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The dream of democracy has long been enshrined in the hearts of the Egyptian people. It only needed awakening. View quote
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Nobody wants any country to have nuclear weapons. View quote
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Once in a while, I have to pinch myself to remind myself I am Nobel laureate, but that is not part of my work plan every day. View quote
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Iran has the technology to produce the highly enriched uranium, which is not automatically meaning nuclear weapon. View quote
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Whether weapons exist in Iraq, Saddam Hussein or post-Saddam Hussein, it is a serious enough issue that require that we continue to go and make sure that Iraq does not have weapons. View quote
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The globalization that has swept away the barriers to the movement of goods, ideas and people has also swept with it barriers that confined and localized security threats. (Mohamed ElBaradei)
There is no religion that was founded on intolerance - and no religion that does not value the sanctity of human life. View quote
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Every country has the right to nuclear technology as long as they use it safely, peacefully and in a secure way. View quote
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I worry about a democracy having nuclear weapons as much as a dictatorship having nuclear weapons. View quote
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Discipline is part of my professional training as a lawyer. View quote
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I feel relieved that we discovered that Iraq did not have nuclear weapons. View quote
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How can you run for president if you don't know the job description? View quote
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Challenging the integrity of the non-proliferation regime is a matter which can affect international peace and security. View quote
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My conscience does not permit me to run for the presidency or any other official position unless it is within a democratic framework. View quote
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I think it is fair to say that it is under a great deal of stress, and if I am asking for significant changes, it is because the world is going through significant changes. View quote
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The Egyptians have grown in confidence, they've tasted freedom, and there's no way back. (Mohamed ElBaradei)
I have, as you know, the utmost respect for President Obama as a person. View quote
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Barack Obama has injected fresh momentum into efforts - stalled for a decade - to bring about nuclear disarmament. View quote
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Threat is in the eye of the beholder. View quote
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I grew up in a conservative household. That was the life of the time in Egypt: a conservative, middle-class household. View quote
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