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There is resistance to change. There's a resistance to ideas.
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Wikileaks didn't help confidence with American administrations because of conversations made public so easily.
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If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process.
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Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.
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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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Remember you don't do anything in isolation.
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