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We all have an equal interest in stability and security throughout Europe. The years the OSCE has existed, and particularly this year, have given rise to great expectations and at the same time to powerful disappointments.
Boris Yeltsin
Time
Great
Year
Security
Rise
Given
Throughout
Powerful
Disappointments
Particularly
Equal
Years
Existed
Expectations
Same
Stability
Same Time
Interest
Europe
We, Russia, are prepared to work with others. I am convinced that stability and security in Europe cannot be considered without taking Russia into account.
Boris Yeltsin
Work
Others
Considered
Security
Russia
Taking
Without
Am
Account
Stability
Cannot
Convinced
Europe
Prepared
Thousands of mercenaries, who have trained in camps on the territory of Chechnya as well as come in from abroad, are actually preparing to impose extremist ideas on the whole world.
Boris Yeltsin
World
Extremist
Thousands
Abroad
Mercenary
Chechnya
Come
Ideas
Well
Territory
Impose
Camps
Trained
Who
Whole
Preparing
Actually
We are well aware from which countries and through which countries the terrorists are receiving support. In the immediate future I shall be calling upon the leaders of these states to put a stop to this kind of activity.
Boris Yeltsin
Future
Immediate
States
Kind
Shall
Through
Put
Leaders
Support
Countries
Well
Calling
Terrorists
Stop
Which
Activity
Aware
Receiving
International terrorism is throwing down a challenge, and not just to Russia.
Boris Yeltsin
Terrorism
Challenge
Down
Russia
Throwing
Just
International
International Terrorism
I would like to stress here that a lasting peace in the Chechen republic and so-called peace talks with the bandits are not the same thing, and I would ask everyone to make no mistake about that.
Boris Yeltsin
Peace
Mistake
Stress
Same Thing
Lasting
Lasting Peace
Everyone
Would
About
Like
Make
Make No Mistake
Talks
Same
So-Called
Republic
Ask
Thing
Here
Russia also declared its independence. This was approved by the Supreme Soviet, and you know and remember that there was the Declaration on the Independence of Russia.
Boris Yeltsin
You
Remember
Independence
Approved
Russia
Know
Also
Supreme
Soviet
Declaration
It's my responsibility, and entirely my fault, Of course I regret it. It's the kind of locker-room conversation we all use, but as prime minister I shouldn't have used it.
Brian Mulroney
Conversation
Regret
Fault
Responsibility
Kind
Minister
Entirely
Prime
Prime Minister
Course
Use
Used
For example, the Prime Minister earlier this year talked about the importance of the Arctic to our future. He's right. A hundred years from now, the strength of Canada is going to be coming from our resources in the Arctic.
Brian Mulroney
Future
Strength
Example
Year
Our
Resources
Hundred
Hundred Years
Minister
About
Arctic
He
Prime
Prime Minister
For Example
Importance
Talked
Coming
Years
Canada
Going
Now
Right
Earlier
You have to spend your political capital on great causes for your country.
Brian Mulroney
Great
You
Political
Country
Spend
Political Capital
Causes
Capital
Your
I am not denying anything I did not say.
Brian Mulroney
Say
Am
Denying
Did
Anything
We decided that the environment was an integral part of our policies and the political thrust of our government. We gave it the priority and we sustained it with the money required to make it happen.
Brian Mulroney
Government
Money
Political
Gave
Our
Thrust
Part
Environment
Make
Policies
Make It Happen
Priority
Integral
Integral Part
Happen
Sustained
Decided
Required
The Conservatives over the years have done a great deal, from Sir John A, to Diefenbaker, and others.
Brian Mulroney
Great
Great Deal
Conservatives
Others
John
Over
Deal
Years
Sir
Done
If everything is very important, then nothing is important.
Brian Mulroney
Important
Nothing
Everything
Very
Then
You can't be chasing 15 rabbits. Otherwise, the public mind cannot follow you.
Brian Mulroney
You
Mind
Chasing
Otherwise
Follow
Cannot
Rabbits
Public
Public Mind
You accumulate political capital to spend it on noble causes for Canada. If you're afraid to spend your capital, you shouldn't be there.
Brian Mulroney
You
Political
Spend
Noble
Political Capital
Causes
Canada
Accumulate
Afraid
Capital
Your
There are so many demands on your time, on your resources, and on the prestige of the government.
Brian Mulroney
Government
Time
Resources
Prestige
Demands
Your
Many
So that was Reagan's political problem. As a rancher in California, he was an environmentalist himself. But the President of the United States doesn't control everything that happens in Washington.
Brian Mulroney
Problem
Political
Control
President
Everything
Rancher
States
He
Environmentalist
California
Himself
Reagan
Happens
Washington
United
United States
Once you articulate an agenda, you have to follow it.
Brian Mulroney
You
Once
Follow
Articulate
Agenda
I would go to them and I would explain this is the price of going forward. We're going to move ahead in all these other areas. We're moving ahead in tax reform and GST, we are moving ahead on trade, but this will not be done at the cost of the environment.
Brian Mulroney
Will
Other
Would
Cost
Area
Price
Environment
Trade
Go
Reform
Done
Going
Move
Tax
Explain
Tax Reform
Moving
Them
Forward
First, President Reagan was not enthusiastic. But I built up a relationship with him in other areas and then persuaded him that this was important to us and to me, and that we had to at least be in the process of looking at this seriously.
Brian Mulroney
Me
Relationship
Seriously
First
Important
Looking
Other
President
President Reagan
Enthusiastic
Area
Had
Him
Built
Reagan
Least
Up
Process
Then
Us
Persuaded
Every cabinet minister gets a mission statement from the Prime Minister.
Brian Mulroney
Every
Statement
Minister
Cabinet
Prime
Prime Minister
Mission
Gets
And, of course, the fact that Maurice Strong, a Canadian, was in charge made it important for us to pull up our socks and become leaders in this field. Now, here is a field we should be a leader in!
Brian Mulroney
Strong
Made
Leader
Important
Become
Field
Our
Charge
Fact
Leaders
Course
Up
Canadian
Us
Should
Now
Here
Socks
Pull
I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I tell them the truth and they never believe me.
Camillo di Cavour
Truth
Art
Me
Believe
Tell
Diplomats
Never
Discovered
Deceiving
Them
The diffusion of a universalist culture and of a pedagogy of peace appears more than ever to be the path that we must follow for the salvation of all nations on earth.
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Peace
Culture
Path
Diffusion
Earth
All Nations
Must
Follow
More
Than
Salvation
Nations
Appears
Ever
Universalist
I want Bolivians to support their president.
Carlos Mesa
President
Support
Want
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