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I think it is fair to say that it is under a great deal of stress, and if I am asking for significant changes, it is because the world is going through significant changes.

Mohamed ElBaradei

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Mohamed ElBaradei
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: June 17
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Cairo
Egypt
Mohamed Mustafa ElBaradei
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People talk about smart sanctions and crippling sanctions. Ive never seen smart sanctions, and crippling sanctions cripple everyone, including innocent civilians, and make the government more popular.
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I have a lot of interests in global issues, as you know, humanity, inequity, arms control, and I continue to be active on all these issues.
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Well, I think we still have to verify whatever declaration we will get and make sure that it is comprehensive and accurate. So, that would take care of the past activities.
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Barack Obama has injected fresh momentum into efforts - stalled for a decade - to bring about nuclear disarmament.
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You cannot apply your high standards to a country [Egypt] burdened with decades of autocratic rule. Our democracy is still in its infancy.
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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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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.
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The sooner we put Egypt on the right track, the sooner we would be able to have an Egypt that is modern, that is moderate, and that is acting as a beacon for freedom and liberty across the Arab world.
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Iran has the technology to produce the highly enriched uranium, which is not automatically meaning nuclear weapon.
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I grew up in a conservative household. That was the life of the time in Egypt: a conservative, middle-class household.
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Youre shooting yourself in the foot if you isolate or disempower the moderates.
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We still have time to negotiate, we still have time for diplomacy, because there are still a number of issues that have not been clarified, that created a lack of confidence.
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We still live in a world where if you have nuclear weapons, you are buying power you are buying insurance against attack.
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I think one country with nuclear weapons is one country too many.
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Discipline is part of my professional training as a lawyer.
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The gravest threat faced by the world is of an extremist group getting hold of nuclear weapons or materials.
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The Egyptians have grown in confidence, theyve tasted freedom, and theres no way back.
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Whether we report Iran to the council or not, I believe the only way forward is through diplomacy.
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I worry about a democracy having nuclear weapons as much as a dictatorship having nuclear weapons.
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In my view, stability only comes with a government that is elected by the people and works for the people.
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