I’m easily entertained.
ABDULLAH IIThe stronger the middle class of a people is, the less you have to worry about one group coming in and exploiting the democratic process for its own ends.
More Abdullah II Quotes
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All this needs to stop. And we pledge that Jordan will do its utmost to help achieve it.
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If you look at military and intelligence positions from the 1950s, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been against American national interests.
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I think it’s almost impossible for any expert to predict for the rapid changes we see in the Middle East. They are rapid and they will continue for quite a while.
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Wikileaks didn’t help confidence with American administrations because of conversations made public so easily.
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The most precious gift that you can present to your peoples over the coming weeks is renewed hope born out of tangible progress on the ground.
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Ones that will provide in return the priceless gifts of hope, security and freedom for our children and our children’s?
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I’m not the type of person that is forced.
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That frustration does translate into the political sphere when people are hungry and without jobs.
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When I talk to people in need, they tell me they want to hope; they are eager for opportunity; they are ready for better days. And I can tell you that every time their hopes are disappointed, all nations lose.
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No matter what’s happening in the Middle East – the Arab Spring, et cetera, the economic challenges, high rates of unemployment – the emotional, critical issue is always the Israeli-Palestinian one.
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If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process.
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Political development should start at the grassroots.
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It is always dangerous to underestimate anybody.
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The Arab World is writing a new future; the pen is in our own hands.
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In our view, successful reform is not an event. It is a sustainable process that will build on its own successes – a virtuous cycle of change.
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