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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.

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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.

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I think the Eritrean government is aware that any full-scale invasion of Ethiopia along the lines of 1998 could turn out to be suicidal... And we will not respond to any provocation short of all-out invasion. We are already engaged in a much more fruitful war - against poverty.

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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.

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In the urban areas, we have focused on infrastructure roads, telecommunications, power.

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Some people think African states cannot be trusted with the cookie jar. But there are absolutely good NGOs who have this feeling of human solidarity and who also recognize that their work can only be supplementary to the government.

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I would love to be the African leader that steps down, that overthrows this idea of a Big Man ruler. I don't want to stay in office forever.

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As a person, I have never been discourteous or nasty to anybody. I may have stood my ground a bit too directly, a bit too firmly, and I believe I have, over a number of years, learned to be a little less direct.

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The most stupid mistake a counter-insurgency operation can make is alienating the population. If you alienate the population, you're finished.

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We believe democracy cannot be imposed from outside in any society. Democracy is the expression of a sovereign people.

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Biography

Nationality: Ethiopian

Type: Statesman

Born: May 8th, 1955

Died: August 20th, 2012

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