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" Challenging the integrity of the non-proliferation regime is a matter which can affect international peace and security. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

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" I worry about a democracy having nuclear weapons as much as a dictatorship having nuclear weapons. "

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" Barack Obama has injected fresh momentum into efforts - stalled for a decade - to bring about nuclear disarmament. "

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" I argue that for every country to have an independent fuel cycle is the wrong way to go. Because any country which has a complete fuel cycle is a latent nuclear weapons country, in the sense that it is not far from making a nuclear weapon. "

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" You're shooting yourself in the foot if you isolate or disempower the moderates. "

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" I cannot bear the responsibility for one drop of blood. "

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" Egypt needs to catch up with the rest of the world. We need to be free, democratic, and - society where people have the right to live in freedom and dignity. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

" 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. "

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" Young Egyptians, gazing through the windows of the Internet, have gained a keener sense than many of their elders of the freedoms and opportunities they lack. They have found in social media a way to interact and share ideas, bypassing, in virtual space, the restrictions placed on physical freedom of assembly. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

" I think people are distrustful of politicians and are looking for someone who is telling the truth with no hidden agenda. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

" Well, I think we still have to verify whatever declaration we will get and make sure that it is comprehensive and accurate. So, that would take care of the past activities. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

" Democracy is not an instant coffee. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

" You in the West have been sold the idea that the only options in the Arab world are between authoritarian regimes and Islamic jihadists. That's obviously bogus. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

" 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. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

" My father taught me that you have to stand by your principles. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

" You either have a civil society or you don't. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

" I have, as you know, the utmost respect for President Obama as a person. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

" Democracy is more than a ballot box. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

" The global community has become irreversibly interdependent, with the constant movement of people, ideas, goods and resources. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

" 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. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

" The U.S. is not the holder of truth. "

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

" If you have nothing to hide, there is no reason not to be transparent. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

" I think we still have a chance if we continue with our work, if Iraq provides full cooperation, we should still be able to avoid a war. "

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

" You need to form a grand coalition, and you need to put your ideological differences aside and work together to focus on people's basic needs. You can't eat sharia. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

" You will not really have durable peace without a proper security structure in the Middle East. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

" Everybody has to chip in, I think, and see how we can have a functioning system of collective security where we do not continue to face the threat of countries trying to acquire weapons of mass destruction or particularly nuclear weapons. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

" People talk about smart sanctions and crippling sanctions. I've never seen smart sanctions, and crippling sanctions cripple everyone, including innocent civilians, and make the government more popular. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

" I think the Egyptian people need to restore confidence that Americans, the U.S., means what they say when they talk about democracy, rule of law. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

" Everyone in the Middle East pretty much wants to come and be an American citizen, but pretty much everybody is angry with the U. S. foreign policy. "

Mohamed ElBaradei