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.
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More Abdullah II Quotes
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Don’t take ‘no’ for an answer.
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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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If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process.
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You’re always going to have terrorism.
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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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The Arab World is writing a new future; the pen is in our own hands.
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My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well.
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I believe nuclear energy in Jordan will be done in such a way where it is a public-private partnership so everyone can see exactly what’s going on.
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The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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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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That frustration does translate into the political sphere when people are hungry and without jobs.
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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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I don’t think the Middle East could afford another war.
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Prime Minister Sharon, Prime Minister Abbas, I urge you today to end the designs of those who seek destruction, annihilation and occupation, and I urge you to have the will and the courage to begin to realize our dreams of peace, prosperity and coexistence.
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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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