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Mohamed ElBaradei
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: June 17
Diplomat
Human Rights Activist
Jurist
Politician
Cairo
Egypt
Mohamed Mustafa ElBaradei
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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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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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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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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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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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You either have a civil society or you dont.
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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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The gravest threat faced by the world is of an extremist group getting hold of nuclear weapons or materials.
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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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The simple fact is that there is a limited amount of water on the planet, and we cannot afford to be negligent in its use. We cannot keep treating it as if it will never run out.
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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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Well, first of all, we now have everybody with the exception of India, Pakistan, and Israel, and I dont think these three countries are going to join by simply providing them an incentive, in terms of technology.
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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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Egypt is indeed deeply divided. Without reconciliation we have no future. The Muslim Brotherhood is an important part of our society. I very much hope that it will participate in the next round of talks. I will be the first to protest if the imperative of fairness isn't adhered to.
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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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The Egyptians have grown in confidence, theyve tasted freedom, and theres no way back.
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Psychology is as important as substance. If you treat people with respect, they will go out of their way to accommodate you. If you treat them in a patronizing way, they will go out of their way to make your life difficult.
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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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Youre shooting yourself in the foot if you isolate or disempower the moderates.
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