Political development should start at the grassroots.
ABDULLAH IITogether, 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.
More Abdullah II Quotes
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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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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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I believe strongly in the rights of women… my mother is a woman, my sister is a woman, my daughter is a woman, my wife is a woman.
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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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I personally believe that any country that has a nuclear program should conform to international regulations and should have international regulatory bodies that check to make sure that any nuclear program moves in the right direction.
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I like to look at the glass half full.
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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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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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The Middle East has the highest unemployment percentage of any region in the world we have the largest youth cohort of history coming into the market place t
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That frustration does translate into the political sphere when people are hungry and without jobs.
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I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy.
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It’s a tremendous responsibility to be direct descendants of the prophet Muhammad. This family has had the burden of leadership on its shoulders for 1,400 years. I’m not going to drop the ball on my shift.
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Jerusalem is a time bomb that I fear is just waiting to go off.
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Today more than ever we need creative minds to address the issues of the age. And one of the most urgent is this: How can humanity know so much, achieve so much, and still fail so many people so badly?
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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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