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

Mohamed ElBaradei

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" How can you run for president if you don't know the job description? "

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" The sooner we put Egypt on the right track, the sooner we would be able to have an Egypt that is modern, that is moderate, and that is acting as a beacon for freedom and liberty across the Arab world. "

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" The U.S. engages with North Korea, so I don't see why they can't engage with Iran. "

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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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" 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. "

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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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" 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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" 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. "

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

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" It would be, in fact, very ominous if Iraq were to be able to get weapon-usable material, hydro-plutonium or highly enriched uranium from abroad. "

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" I hope everybody will go back to the negotiating table. I've always said this is the only way forward. "

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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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" We now have the right to have immediate, unfettered access to any site in Iraq and we have the right to interview people, both inside and outside Iraq. "

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" I think one country with nuclear weapons is one country too many. "

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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 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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" 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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" 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 have a lot of interests in global issues, as you know, humanity, inequity, arms control, and I continue to be active on all these issues. "

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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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" 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. "

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

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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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