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What you and I understand as a government doesn't exist in many African countries. In fact, what we call our governments are vampire states. Vampires because they suck the economic vitality out of their people. Government is the problem in Africa.

~George Ayittey

Topics: Africa African Because Call Countries Economic Exist Fact Government Governments In Fact Many Our Out People Problem States Suck Understand Vampire Vampires Vitality You

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Traditionally, Africans hate governments. They hate tyranny.

~George Ayittey

Topics: African Governments Hate Tyranny

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I was an opponent of Saddam Hussein when the British and American governments and businessmen were selling him guns and gas.

~George Galloway

Topics: American British Businessmen Gas Governments Guns Him Hussein Opponent Saddam Saddam Hussein Selling Were

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As they say, one thing led to another, and, ultimately, the British and Irish governments asked me to serve as chairman of the peace negotiations, which ironically began six years ago this week.

~George J. Mitchell

Topics: Another Asked Began British Chairman Governments Irish Ironically Led Me Negotiations One Thing Peace Say Serve Six They Say Thing Ultimately Week Which Years Years Ago

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I'm tempted to say that Conservative governments are normally elected to clear up the mess left by Labour governments.

~George Osborne

Topics: Clear Conservative Elected Governments Labour Left Mess Normally Say Tempted Up

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Previous governments, particularly the one before I took over, mismanaged the economy quite badly.

~George Papandreou

Topics: Badly Before Economy Governments Over Particularly Previous Quite Took

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To my mind, there is a solution which has to do with democracy, because democratic governments are subject to the will of the people. So, if the people will it, you can actually create international institutions through the democratic states.

~George Soros

Topics: Actually Because Create Democracy Democratic Governments Institutions International Mind People Solution States Subject Through Which Will You

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Fourth, we might have declared an embargo against the shipping from American ports of any merchandise to either one of these governments that persisted in maintaining its military zone.

~George William Norris

Topics: Against American Any Either Fourth Governments Maintaining Merchandise Might Military Ports Shipping Zone

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In this context the British and Irish governments will have to promote a new, imaginative and dynamic alternative in which both governments will share power in the north.

~Gerry Adams

Topics: Alternative Both British Context Dynamic Governments Imaginative Irish New North Power Promote Share Which Will

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Your ability as republican volunteers, to rise to this challenge will mean that the two governments and others cannot easily hide from their obligations and their responsibility to resolve these problems.

~Gerry Adams

Topics: Ability Cannot Challenge Easily Governments Hide Mean Obligations Others Problems Republican Resolve Responsibility Rise Two Volunteers Will Your

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