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Mohamed ElBaradei

Egyptian Scientist

Born: Jun 17, 1942

Country People Think Will World You

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If you have nothing to hide, there is no reason not to be transparent. Mohamed ElBaradei

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Discipline is part of my professional training as a lawyer. Mohamed ElBaradei

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I'm a lawyer. I go for due process; I go for fairness and equity - these values mean a lot to me. Mohamed ElBaradei

Me Values Lawyer Fairness Equity Due Go Lot Process Mean

People feel repressed by their own governments; they feel unfairly treated by the outside world; they wake up in the morning, and who do they see - they see people being shot and killed: all Muslims from Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan, Darfur. Mohamed ElBaradei

Morning People World Wake Up Own Darfur Muslims See Somalia Outside Outside World Feel Iraq Wake Governments Up Unfairly Afghanistan Being Repressed Shot Who Sudan Treated

You don't get the fox to be in charge of the chicken coop. You don't give the outgoing regime - which has been practicing dictatorship, is an authoritarian system, it's a bunch of military people - the task of changing Egypt into a second republic, a new Egypt with democracy, freedom, rights, etc. Mohamed ElBaradei

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I hear that from so many different governments, people coming to me and saying, 'You should be careful'. But I don't want to go around with bodyguards. Mohamed ElBaradei

Saying Me You People Be Careful Around Coming Go Hear Governments Different Want Should Bodyguards Many Careful

Well, I think we still have to verify whatever declaration we will get and make sure that it is comprehensive and accurate. So, that would take care of the past activities. Mohamed ElBaradei

Care Will Past Whatever Think Would Comprehensive Take Take Care Well Make Sure Still Verify Accurate Get Declaration Activities

Everybody has to chip in, I think, and see how we can have a functioning system of collective security where we do not continue to face the threat of countries trying to acquire weapons of mass destruction or particularly nuclear weapons. Mohamed ElBaradei

Destruction Collective Face Think Everybody System Security Weapons Threat See Countries Mass Mass Destruction Particularly How Continue Trying Where Chip Acquire Nuclear Nuclear Weapons

I think it is fair to say that it is under a great deal of stress, and if I am asking for significant changes, it is because the world is going through significant changes. Mohamed ElBaradei

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We continue to have nuclear weapons relied on as a weapon of choice. If that policy were to continue, we continue to have countries who are in a security bind, if you like, or perceive themselves to be in security bind to look for acquisition of nuclear weapons. Mohamed ElBaradei

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As long as some of us choose to rely on nuclear weapons, we continue to risk that these same weapons will become increasingly attractive to others. Mohamed ElBaradei

Will Long Become Increasingly Others Weapons Some Risk Rely Attractive Continue Same Us Choose Nuclear Nuclear Weapons

You either have a civil society or you don't. Mohamed ElBaradei

You Society Civil Civil Society Either

Iran's goal is not to become another North Korea - a nuclear weapons possessor but a pariah in the international community - but rather Brazil or Japan, a technological powerhouse with the capacity to develop nuclear weapons if the political winds were to shift, while remaining a nonnuclear weapons state. Mohamed ElBaradei

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Democracy is more than a ballot box. Mohamed ElBaradei

Democracy More Box Ballot Ballot Box Than

In a democracy, when you get 20 million people in the street, you resign. Mohamed ElBaradei

Democracy You People Get Street Million Resign Million People

Historically, Islam was hijacked about 20 or 30 years after the Prophet and interpreted in such a way that the ruler has absolute power and is accountable only to God. That, of course, was a very convenient interpretation for whoever was the ruler. Mohamed ElBaradei

God Power Islam Interpretation Way Ruler About Only Prophet Absolute Absolute Power Hijacked Course Years Historically Very Accountable Convenient After Such A Way Whoever Interpreted

My sister-in-law works for a group that supports orphanages in Cairo. She and her colleagues take care of children left behind by circumstances beyond their control. They feed these children, clothe them, and teach them to read. Mohamed ElBaradei

Well, first of all, we now have everybody with the exception of India, Pakistan, and Israel, and I don't think these three countries are going to join by simply providing them an incentive, in terms of technology. Mohamed ElBaradei

My father taught me that you have to stand by your principles. Mohamed ElBaradei

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