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" You either have a civil society or you don't. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

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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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" Music gives me a lot of peace, either classic music with its structure or the spontaneity of Miles Davis. It brings the best in you. "

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

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" I guess law was always interesting to me because you deal with constants. I like to deal with constants, abstracts, constants and reason and ration, rational approaches to things. I don't know, I never really thought why I wanted to study law. But if you ask me whether I would do it again, absolutely. "

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" Every country has the right to nuclear technology as long as they use it safely, peacefully and in a secure way. "

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

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

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" Nobody wants any country to have nuclear weapons. "

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

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" I lose my temper at home. I try to control my temper at work. Sometimes, if you are under a lot of pressure, you let off some steam, but I also try not to do that because it's unfair to my wife. "

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