I think the success of democracy is not really police security; it’s the presence of a broad middle class.
ABDULLAH III look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions.
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. … There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king.
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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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There are going to be a lot of questions, not just in my country, but across the Middle East.
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It is always dangerous to underestimate anybody.
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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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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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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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We have no right to dictate, through irresponsible action or narrow-mindedness, the future of our children, and our children’s children. There has been enough destruction, enough death, enough waste.
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My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well.
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I’m easily entertained.
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Political development should start at the grassroots.
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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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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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You’re always going to have extremists in every religion.
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