The 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.
ABDULLAH IIAll this needs to stop. And we pledge that Jordan will do its utmost to help achieve it.
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It’s a burden, but it needs to be done, and you have to have the courage and wisdom to see it through.
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The global system they hope to create is one of new walls and new isolation, and radically smaller horizons. It is an anti-democratic, anti-economic-growth, and anti-progress agenda.
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I’ve benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.
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You’re always going to have extremists in every religion.
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Wikileaks didn’t help confidence with American administrations because of conversations made public so easily.
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I think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism.
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The incentive that you give to your youth is going to be the make-or-break future of the country.
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Is Israel going to continue to be ‘Fortress Israel’? Or, as we all hope, become accepted into the neighborhood, which I believe is the only way we can move forward in harmony.
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Together, we can create a world in which peace is real; in which every human being can thrive; in which all share the promise of our century. I believe we can succeed.
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Extremists, who thrive on conflict; who do not tolerate diversity; who seek power through division and destruction.
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We’re never going to be able to get rid of terrorism, because there is always going to be evil in the world.
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Mr. President, prime ministers, let us have ambitions: ambitions to move beyond the violence and occupation, to the day when two states, Palestine and Israel, can live together side by side in peace and security.
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The monarchy that I hand over to my son is not going to be the same one that I have inherited. … There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king.
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Historic changes and challenges. Breakthroughs in human knowledge and opportunity. And yet, for vast numbers across the globe, the daily realities have not altered.
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What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.
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