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

Mohamed ElBaradei

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" We continue to have nuclear weapons relied on as a weapon of choice. If that policy were to continue, we continue to have countries who are in a security bind, if you like, or perceive themselves to be in security bind to look for acquisition of nuclear weapons. "

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" Libya is a good example of a country that has come to a realization that weapons of mass destruction threaten more than assure, and I hope that will be followed by others. "

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" When I go to Iran, I see... that there are all different shades and colors in Iran, from atheist to religious zealot. So Iran is no different than any other country. I mean, they are connected with the rest of the world. "

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" I couldn't have imagined that I would live long enough to see Egypt emancipated from decades of repression. "

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" People feel repressed by their own governments; they feel unfairly treated by the outside world; they wake up in the morning, and who do they see - they see people being shot and killed: all Muslims from Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan, Darfur. "

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" Nobody wants any country to have nuclear weapons. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" I feel relieved that we discovered that Iraq did not have nuclear weapons. "

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" If we are addressing the issue of weapons of mass destruction, we need to send a uniform, consistent message that there is zero tolerance to any country who is developing weapons of mass destruction, North Korea included. "

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" I'm used to politics at an international level: people put together an argument and, even if you vehemently disagree with them, well, you can recognise it's an argument and respond. "

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