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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.

Abdullah II

If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process.
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Democratic Happy Process Something Wrong
Our response has been, “Well, let’s then make an effort to get the Israelis and the Palestinians to sit around the table.” That hasn’t happened. So we only have ourselves to blame for this crisis.
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Around Blame Effort Happened Palestinian Response Table
Blowing up buses will not induce the Israelis to move forward, and neither will the killing of Palestinians or the demolition of their homes and their future.
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Blowing Demolition Home Moving Need Palestinian
If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work — because if they don’t, they won’t be around the next time the ballot box is open.
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Around Ballot Elected Government Hard Need Next Time Work
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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Hard Kings Monarchy Official Responsibility Son Tendency Work
Chemical weapons are something that scares everybody.
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Chemical Everybody Scare Something Weapon
Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.
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Imperative Jordan Peace Strategic
Fifty-seven countries in the world, a third of the United Nations, do not recognize Israel. In a way, I think North Korea has better international relations than Israel.
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Country International Israel Recognize Thinking United Nation World
There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king. And it’s about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people.
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King Official People Responsibility Tendency
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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Better Democracy Eager Hope Need Opportunity People Want
Don’t take ‘no’ for an answer.
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Allow Answer never No
It is always dangerous to underestimate anybody.
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Always Anybody Dangerous Underestimate
There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
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Different Many Societies Sub Syria
I’ve benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.
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Benefited Both Culture East Societies West
When there’s a status quo, usually what shakes everybody up is some sort of military confrontation, at which point we all come running and screaming to pick up the pieces.
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Confrontation Everybody Military Piece Running Shake Sort Status
There are going to be a lot of questions, not just in my country, but across the Middle East.
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Country East Forward Middle Moving Spring

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