13 Meles Zenawi Quotes for You to Enjoy

Meles Zenawi

Ethiopian Statesman

Born: May 8, 1955

Died: Aug 20, 2012

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The rule of law is the basis for any democracy. And without the rule of law in democracy, you have chaos. Meles Zenawi

Democracy You Law Chaos Rule Rule Of Law Without Any Basis

We have our own script. We have our own calendar. We represent the greatness of Africa's past. We also represent the worst of Africa's present, in terms of poverty. It is the best and the worst of African reality. Meles Zenawi

Best Reality Poverty Past Own Our Worst Calendar Terms Also Greatness Represent Africa African Script Present

Famine has wreaked havoc in Ethiopia for so long , it would be stupid not to be sensitive to the risk of such things occurring. But there has not been a famine on our watch - emergencies, but no famines. Meles Zenawi

Long Stupid Our Would Would-Be Emergencies Risk Havoc Been Famine Sensitive Ethiopia Such Things Things Watch

It does surprise me that intelligent people in the 21st century could claim that if you respond to the terrorists with force, you spawn terrorism, but if you appease them, you somehow tame them. This argument, as I said, is very interesting, and very surprising. Meles Zenawi

Me Terrorism You People Argument Claim Respond Somehow Could Force Tame Does Said Terrorists Surprise Surprising Very Intelligent Intelligent People Interesting Them Century Spawn Appease

When you have an emergency, there is the urge to do whatever it takes to see people get assistance. Meles Zenawi

You People Whatever See Emergency Takes Get Urge Assistance

Our position is that we can sit down and talk to try to solve our problems through dialogue. Meles Zenawi

Try Problems Sit Down Our Solve Through Talk Dialogue Position

Of course everybody's thinking evolves over time. Meles Zenawi

Time Thinking Everybody Over Course

The... provisional government unwaveringly believes that it can solve all the present problems together with the broad masses of Ethiopia. However, we can do this only if all the people come out in unison to implement our planned undertakings. Meles Zenawi

Government Together People Problems Broad Our Out Solve Only Implement Come Masses However Provisional Ethiopia Planned Unison Believes Present

While all democratic systems are works in progress, ours started rather late and therefore has a longer distance to cover. But democratic transformation for us is not mimicking some facets of Western governance. The focus has been on building institutions of democratic governance. Meles Zenawi

Progress Focus Building Transformation Mimicking Late Distance Ours Has-Been Systems Some Facets Rather Longer Institutions Democratic Governance Cover Been Western While Us Therefore Works Started

Eritrea is hellbent on destabilising Ethiopia. It does not care who it sleeps with. Meles Zenawi

Care Sleeps Does Ethiopia Who

I cannot separate my achievements from what can be considered as the achievements of the ruling party. Meles Zenawi

Party Considered Ruling Achievements Cannot Separate

Imagine a government which has delivered double-digit growth rates for over seven years losing an election anywhere on earth. It is unheard of for such a phenomenon to happen. Meles Zenawi

Government Losing Election Seven Earth Rates Delivered Over Years Happen Which Anywhere Unheard Double-Digit Growth Phenomenon Imagine

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