Whenever you have a crisis, you’re always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation.
ABDULLAH IIIt’s a burden, but it needs to be done, and you have to have the courage and wisdom to see it through.
More Abdullah II Quotes
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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.
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There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
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When we try to push the envelope, there are certain sectors of society that say this is a Zionist plot to sort of destabilize our country, or this is an American agenda.
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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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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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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.
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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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If you believe that the killing of innocent people is right, then you are not part of my future.
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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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Political development should start at the grassroots.
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I’ve benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.
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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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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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Remember you don’t do anything in isolation.
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Through Hamas, Iran has been able to buy itself a seat on the table in talking about the Palestinian issue. And, as a result, through Hamas it does play a role in the issue of the Palestinians, as strange as that should sound.
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