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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

Sometimes people ask me why I began perestroika. Were the causes basically domestic or foreign? The domestic reasons were undoubtedly the main ones, but the danger of nuclear war was so serious that it was a no less significant factor. Mikhail Gorbachev

We are not abandoning our convictions, our philosophy or traditions, nor do we urge anyone to abandon theirs. Mikhail Gorbachev

Convictions Our Philosophy Abandon Abandoning Nor Traditions Anyone Urge

The soviet people want full-blooded and unconditional democracy. Mikhail Gorbachev

Government Democracy People Unconditional Soviet Want

It seems that the most important thing about Reagan was his anti-Communism and his reputation as a hawk who saw the Soviet Union as an 'evil empire.' Mikhail Gorbachev

I grew up in a family of peasants, and it was there that I saw the way that, for example, our wheat fields suffered as a result of dust storms, water erosion and wind erosion; I saw the effect of that on life - on human life. Mikhail Gorbachev

I don't think Russia is setting this as a goal; I don't think this should be Russia's goal. I think even the United States doesn't need to be a superpower. China doesn't need to be a superpower. It's a different world. Mikhail Gorbachev

World Think Setting States Russia Superpower Goal Different China Should Even United Different World United States Need

I won't let any ambassador have a say about my foreign travels. Milos Zeman

Say About Foreign Ambassador Any Travels

I am sometimes accused of being a dictator because I provoked the extraordinary elections by nominating the interim government. Can you imagine any dictator who provokes free elections in his own country? Milos Zeman

Government You Sometimes Free Country Own Extraordinary Because Am His Dictator Provoked Accused Any Being Elections Interim Who Imagine

I don't think Russia could start a war by attacking any of the NATO member states. Milos Zeman

War NATO Think States Member Russia Attacking Could Any Start

If our women are willing to die with us, who is there to say no? Morning Star

Women Our Say Willing Women Are Die Us Who

You may kill me here; but you cannot make me go back. Morning Star

Me You Back Make Go May Cannot Here

The Security Council decided to deal with Iran's nuclear intentions. The international community will not be willing to tolerate an Iran with a nuclear capability and an Iran that collaborates with terrorist organizations. Moshe Katsav

Will Community Willing Security Security Council Council Deal Terrorist Iran Intentions Decided Capability Organizations Tolerate International International Community Nuclear

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