The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
ABDULLAH III’ve benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.
More Abdullah II Quotes
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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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When there’s a status quo, usually what shakes everybody up is some sort of military confrontation, at which point we all come running and screaming to pick up the pieces.
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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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You’re always going to have extremists in every religion.
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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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Political development should start at the grassroots.
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Many will view the compromises that will be made during your negotiations as painful concessions. But why not view them as peace offerings,
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You’re always going to have terrorism.
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It is always dangerous to underestimate anybody.
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Remember you don’t do anything in isolation.
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I like to look at the glass half full.
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Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.
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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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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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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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