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Democracy is not an instant coffee.

Mohamed ElBaradei

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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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It would be, in fact, very ominous if Iraq were to be able to get weapon-usable material, hydro-plutonium or highly enriched uranium from abroad.
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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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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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You either have a civil society or you dont.
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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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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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I worry about a democracy having nuclear weapons as much as a dictatorship having nuclear weapons.
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Challenging the integrity of the non-proliferation regime is a matter which can affect international peace and security.
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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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The gravest threat faced by the world is of an extremist group getting hold of nuclear weapons or materials.
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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 grew up in a conservative household. That was the life of the time in Egypt: a conservative, middle-class household.
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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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I think one country with nuclear weapons is one country too many.
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Youre shooting yourself in the foot if you isolate or disempower the moderates.
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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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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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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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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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