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People are generally amazed that I would take an interest in any form that would require me to stop talking for three hours.
Henry A. Kissinger
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In Asia, the nation state still is extremely vital, and of course, then in Africa, a whole new pattern is emerging because the states in Africa reflected the preferences of the colonial powers when they were established.
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I believe in freedom of expression, and I believe that societies thrive when they permit freedom of expression.
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Our nation is uniquely endowed to play a creative and decisive role in the new order which is taking form around us.
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