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The Arab World is writing a new future the pen is in our own hands.

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If you believe that the killing of innocent people is right, then you are not part of my future.
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Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.
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I've benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.
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I personally believe that any country that has a nuclear program should conform to international regulations and should have international regulatory bodies that check to make sure that any nuclear program moves in the right direction.
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We have to always hope in humanity that people will make the right choices.
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Our response has been, Well, let's then make an effort to get the Israelis and the Palestinians to sit around the table. That hasn't happened. So we only have ourselves to blame for this crisis.
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It's a tremendous responsibility to be direct descendants of the prophet Muhammad. This family has had the burden of leadership on its shoulders for 1,400 years. I'm not going to drop the ball on my shift.
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I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions.
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Jordan has to show the Arab world that there's another way of doing things. We're a monarchy, yes, but if we can show democracy that leads to a two-, three-, four-party system - left, right and center - in a couple of years' time, then the Muslim Brotherhood will no longer be something to contend with.
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Political development should start at the grassroots.
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I'm not the type of person that is forced.
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Over the past few years, the road to confrontation has shown its consequences: loss of innocent lives, destruction and fear. Most costly, however, was the loss of hope. The most precious gift that you can present to your peoples over the coming weeks is renewed hope born out of tangible progress on the ground.
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Together, we can create a world in which peace is real in which every human being can thrive in which all share the promise of our century. I believe we can succeed.
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The monarchy that I hand over to my son is not going to be the same one that I have inherited.
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Chemical weapons are something that scares everybody.
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The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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For me, I am left leaning when it comes to health and education, on the right when it comes to defense. So I don't know where I come on the political spectrum. And I think this the challenge that a lot of Jordanians have to deal with.
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Fifty-seven countries in the world, a third of the United Nations, do not recognize Israel. In a way, I think North Korea has better international relations than Israel.
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