And it’s about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people. Because today, if you’re appointed by the king, they don’t feel that they’re responsible for the people.
ABDULLAH IIWikileaks didn’t help confidence with American administrations because of conversations made public so easily.
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I think the success of democracy is not really police security; it’s the presence of a broad middle class.
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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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I have the responsibility of over four million people, and I am in a position to do good, to be able to bring about a new life for my people, and I will continue to move in that direction.
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There is resistance to change. There’s a resistance to ideas.
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It is always dangerous to underestimate anybody.
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I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions.
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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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I don’t think the Middle East could afford another war.
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What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.
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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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Earth’s dispossessed are vulnerable targets for extremists: those who teach that global justice is meaningless; that satisfaction can come only in violence, division, and intellectual isolation.
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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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Each country its cost analysis is going to be different. So what we are you seeing in Syria, for example, is different than what’s going on in Jordan. The maps are being rewritten.
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At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That’s the only way to defeat terrorism.
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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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