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.
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 Arab Spring I think we will look back whether it’s two years, five years, ten or fifteen. And say it’s a good thing.
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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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We want to be, I think, an example for the rest of the Arab world, because there are a lot of people who say that the only democracy you can have in the Middle East is the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Whenever you have a crisis, you’re always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation.
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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.
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Over the past few years, the road to confrontation has shown its consequences: loss of innocent lives, destruction and fear. Most costly, however, was the loss of hope.
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You’re always going to have extremists in every religion.
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I’ve benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.
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There is resistance to change. There’s a resistance to ideas.
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That frustration does translate into the political sphere when people are hungry and without jobs.
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It is always dangerous to underestimate anybody.
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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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Political development should start at the grassroots.
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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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