Mohamed ElBaradei quotes - page 4

Imagine that such a world is within our grasp. (Mohamed ElBaradei)
These projects, and a thousand others, exemplify the IAEA ideal: Atoms for Peace.
Mohamed ElBaradei
Are these goals realistic and within reach? I do believe they are.
Mohamed ElBaradei
Since the Chernobyl accident, we have worked all over the globe to raise nuclear safety performance. And since the September 2001 terrorist attacks, we have worked with even greater intensity on nuclear security.
Mohamed ElBaradei
We need to understand that without comprehensive peace in the Middle East, we have no security.
Mohamed ElBaradei
A recent United Nations High-Level Panel identified five categories of threats that we face:.
Mohamed ElBaradei
Some would say that it is too idealistic to believe in a society based on tolerance and the sanctity of human life, where borders, nationalities and ideologies are of marginal importance. To those I say, this is not idealism, but rather realism, because history has taught us that war rarely resolves our differences. Force does not heal old wounds; it opens new ones.
Mohamed ElBaradei
My sister-in-law and I are working towards the same goal, through different paths: the security of the human family.
Mohamed ElBaradei
We still have 27,000 warheads in existence. I believe this is 27,000 too many.
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I think the ultimate sense of security will be when we come to recognize that we are all part of one human race. Our primary allegiance is to the human race and not to one particular color or border.
Mohamed ElBaradei
Nuclear proliferation is on the rise. Equipment, material and training were once largely inaccessible. Today, however, there is a sophisticated worldwide network that can deliver systems for producing material usable in weapons. The demand clearly exists: countries remain interested in the illicit acquisition of weapons of mass destruction. If we sit idly by, this trend will continue. (Mohamed ElBaradei)
Unilateral preemption should not in any way be the model for how we conduct international relations... [It] brings us into very dangerous territory and it could be used and abused by any other country.
Mohamed ElBaradei
It should not be a surprise then that poverty continues to breed conflict.
Mohamed ElBaradei
I do not want to see the whole Egyptian people feel protected by my presence. They really have to fight for their freedom whether I'm there or not.
Mohamed ElBaradei
If you bet on individuals instead of the people, you are going to fail.
Mohamed ElBaradei
I hear that from so many different governments, people coming to me and saying, 'You should be careful'. But I don't want to go around with bodyguards.
Mohamed ElBaradei
If Egypt were going to change, it is going to change through the young people.
Mohamed ElBaradei
It is going to take a long time to switch Egypt into a democracy.
Mohamed ElBaradei
I couldn't have imagined that I would live long enough to see Egypt emancipated from decades of repression.
Mohamed ElBaradei
Egypt under Hosni Mubarak had deteriorated to the status of a failed state. We must wipe the slate clean and start again.
Mohamed ElBaradei
The global community has become irreversibly interdependent, with the constant movement of people, ideas, goods and resources. (Mohamed ElBaradei)
Countries that perceive themselves to be vulnerable can be expected to try to redress that vulnerability - and in some cases, they will pursue clandestine weapons programs.
Mohamed ElBaradei
Your economic and social development is linked to the kind of regime you have.
Mohamed ElBaradei
You can't, in the 21st century, continue to live in a system where people live under martial law for 30 years.
Mohamed ElBaradei
What I see in the Arab world, in Egypt, everywhere is increasing radicalization.
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