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"Certainly, Africa accounts for only l % of world trade, and we cannot assure our development on our own."

Omar Bongo, Gabonese Statesman
Development, Trade, World
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"Certainly, Africa accounts for only l % of world trade, and we cannot assure our development on our own."

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"The birth of the African Union should encourage us to reexamine relations between African States."
Diplomacy, African, States
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"Because the world is in economic recession, which worsened since this drama happened, and our country will bear the burden of all of these consequences."
Burden, Consequences, Country, Drama
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"The introduction of political pluralism often quickly led to bad results."
African Unity, Results
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"The world is now aware that the most unavoidable and most dangerous weapon that exists is the blind decisiveness of a man ready to sacrifice his life for an obscure cause."
Life, Sacrifice, Blind, Cause
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"It is up to African leaders to show their will and political courage in order to assure that this new pan-African institution becomes an efficient instrument and not a place for endless discussions."
Courage, African, Leaders, Order
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"There is an idea of democracy produced by one-sided thinking."
Creativity, Idea, Democracy, Thinking
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"Information on the Internet must be as free as in the newspapers."
Information, Internet, Newspapers
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"The principle of responsibility and collective sanctions is incompatible with the Western concept of justice."
Justice, Responsibility
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"In spite of our poverty and our economic dependence, we do not have to give in, neither because we are sometimes abandoned nor because of the wish of some nations to impose their economic or political models."
Independence, Dependence, Nations, Poverty
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"From the time of independences until the end of the Cold War, in spite of the participation of a considerable number of African states in the non-aligned movement, everyone in fact chose to align with one or another of the two major blocks."
Time, War, African, End

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"There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion."

Lord Acton, British Historian
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"In Hinduism, conscience, reason and independent thinking have no scope for development."

B. R. Ambedkar, Indian Politician
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"Our approach to economic development must be modern, focused and in tune with the global trend."

Ibrahim Babangida, Nigerian Statesman
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"The return of democracy in our land has indeed thrown the problems of development into bolder relief."

Ibrahim Babangida, Nigerian Statesman
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"In 2003, I introduced and passed The Tornado Shelters Act, which allows local governments to use Community Development Block Grant funds to construct storm shelters in manufactured housing communities."

Spencer Bachus, American Politician
Development, Act, Community
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"We need to keep investing in economic and homeland security. We need to bank on the right kind of economic development. We need to embrace opportunities, but with the right kind of safeguards."

John Baldacci, American Politician
Development, Right, Security
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"As the population of Georgia increased dramatically, so did development."

Roy Barnes, American Politician
Development, Population
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"And when native man left off this form of development, his humanization was retarded in growth."

Standing Bear, American Leader
Development, Growth, Man
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"Iran is actively pursuing the development of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles."

Howard Berman, American Politician
Development, Destruction, Weapons
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"For this reason, it is essential that our Nation's rural transportation professionals be provided with the necessary tools and support to promote and showcase the value, benefits, and accomplishments of rural transportation planning and development."

Kit Bond, American Politician
Development, Accomplishments, Benefits, Nation
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