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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. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

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

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" You don't get the fox to be in charge of the chicken coop. You don't give the outgoing regime - which has been practicing dictatorship, is an authoritarian system, it's a bunch of military people - the task of changing Egypt into a second republic, a new Egypt with democracy, freedom, rights, etc. "

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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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" 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. "

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" What I see in the Arab world, in Egypt, everywhere is increasing radicalization. "

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

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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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" 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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" In my view, stability only comes with a government that is elected by the people and works for the people. "

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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 international community must do a better job of controlling the risks of nuclear proliferation. Sensitive parts of the nuclear fuel cycle - the production of new fuel, the processing of weapon-usable material, the disposal of spent fuel and radioactive waste - would be less vulnerable to proliferation if brought under multinational control. "

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

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" I am an Egyptian Muslim, educated in Cairo and New York, and now living in Vienna. My wife and I have spent half our lives in the North, half in the South. And we have experienced first hand the unique nature of the human family and the common values we all share. "

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

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" Democracy is not an instant coffee. "

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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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" If a huge number of people call for change, the government will have to react. If you want to avoid uprisings, or demonstrations, you need to respond to the people's desperate need for change. "

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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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" 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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" America is always a good target for a populist. In many countries, particularly authoritarian systems, if you want to get an extra bonus, you bash the Americans. "

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

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" Psychology is as important as substance. If you treat people with respect, they will go out of their way to accommodate you. If you treat them in a patronizing way, they will go out of their way to make your life difficult. "

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" 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. "

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" Iran has the technology to produce the highly enriched uranium, which is not automatically meaning nuclear weapon. "

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