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" If you bet on individuals instead of the people, you are going to fail. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

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" The Nobel Peace Prize is a powerful message. A durable peace is not a single achievement, but an environment, a process and a commitment. "

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Eye Of The Beholder

" 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. "

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

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Nuclear Weapons

" We have lived for thousands of years together, Muslims and Christians; we are part of the same society. "

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" Nobody wants any country to have nuclear weapons. "

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

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" 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. "

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

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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. "

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" Sanctions are a bad idea. "

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

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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. "

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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. "

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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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" Historically, Islam was hijacked about 20 or 30 years after the Prophet and interpreted in such a way that the ruler has absolute power and is accountable only to God. That, of course, was a very convenient interpretation for whoever was the ruler. "

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

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" There is no religion that was founded on intolerance - and no religion that does not value the sanctity of human life. "

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" 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. "

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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. "

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" 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. "

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" I'm a lawyer. I go for due process; I go for fairness and equity - these values mean a lot to me. "

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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. "

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