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" I'm not a good small talker. I'm not into small talk, frankly. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

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" It's up to any government to decide how to react to the denial of basic human rights anywhere in the world, including Egypt. "

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" Well, first of all, we now have everybody with the exception of India, Pakistan, and Israel, and I don't think these three countries are going to join by simply providing them an incentive, in terms of technology. "

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" 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. "

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" We must abandon the unworkable notion that it is morally reprehensible for some countries to pursue weapons of mass destruction, yet morally acceptable for others to rely on them for security - and indeed to continue to refine their capacities and postulate plans for their use. "

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" Nobody wants any country to have nuclear weapons. "

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" Democracy is not an instant coffee. "

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" The dream of democracy has long been enshrined in the hearts of the Egyptian people. It only needed awakening. "

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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? "

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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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" 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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" In a democracy, when you get 20 million people in the street, you resign. "

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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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" The Egyptians have grown in confidence, they've tasted freedom, and there's no way back. "

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" If a country is suspected of going nuclear, you need to understand why. Why does it feel insecure? "

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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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" If Egypt were going to change, it is going to change through the young people. "

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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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" Discipline is part of my professional training as a lawyer. "

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" Even with the best intentions, you can have a nuclear war, a nuclear holocaust, through miscalculation, through accidents. "

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" You can't, in the 21st century, continue to live in a system where people live under martial law for 30 years. "

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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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" The time is right for a political solution and the way is negotiations. "

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" As much as we Egyptians treasure our military, acting alone it cannot provide the legitimacy to lay the foundations for democracy. "

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" The Israelis should understand that it is in their long-term interest to have a democratic Egypt as a neighbor, and that it is prudent to acknowledge the legitimate interests of the Palestinians and to grant them their own state. "

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

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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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" 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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" We still live in a world where if you have nuclear weapons, you are buying power; you are buying insurance against attack. "

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