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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. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

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

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Principles

You

" 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. "

" Unilateral preemption should not in any way be the model for how we conduct international relations. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

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Model

International Relations

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

" 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. "

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

Mohamed ElBaradei

Truth

Holder

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

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

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

" The Muslim Brotherhood is a religiously conservative group. They are a minority in Egypt. They are not a majority of the Egyptian people, but they have a lot of credibility because all the other liberal parties have been smothered for 30 years. "

" 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. "

" If you have nothing to hide, there is no reason not to be transparent. "

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

Mohamed ElBaradei

Process

Values

" As long as some of us choose to rely on nuclear weapons, we continue to risk that these same weapons will become increasingly attractive to others. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I'm not a grassroots organizer; that is clear. I believe in a division of labor. I'm not trained to organize the grassroots, and grassroots has to come from the grassroots. "

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

" I still believe that any country understands that if they use nuclear weapons, they will be wiped out of existence. They could be irrational in many ways, but I don't think they're irrational to the point that they're ready to annihilate their own country. "

" Nobody wants any country to have nuclear weapons. "

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

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

" 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. "

" I have, as you know, the utmost respect for President Obama as a person. "

" 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. "

" My conscience does not permit me to run for the presidency or any other official position unless it is within a democratic framework. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

Position

Within

" 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. "

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

" The global community has become irreversibly interdependent, with the constant movement of people, ideas, goods and resources. "