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Meles Zenawi

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 people
After Nigeria, we are the second biggest black African nation. We are the headquarters of the African Union. We are the only African country that has never been colonized. This is perhaps the last surviving African civilization.
— Meles Zenawi art
I am not worried that the Egyptians will suddenly invade Ethiopia. Nobody who has tried that has lived to tell the story.
— Meles Zenawi live
An oversupply of national sentiment is not the problem in Somalia. The problem is a lack of it. The problem is an oversupply of sub-sub-clannish attitude.
— Meles Zenawi time
The most stupid mistake a counter-insurgency operation can make is alienating the population. If you alienate the population, youre finished.
— Meles Zenawi you
I am not worried that the Egyptians will suddenly invade Ethiopia. Nobody who has tried that has lived to tell the story.
— Meles Zenawi live
An oversupply of national sentiment is not the problem in Somalia. The problem is a lack of it. The problem is an oversupply of sub-sub-clannish attitude.
— Meles Zenawi time
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 people
After Nigeria, we are the second biggest black African nation. We are the headquarters of the African Union. We are the only African country that has never been colonized. This is perhaps the last surviving African civilization.
— Meles Zenawi art
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 people
I know more now than I did in the past about the process of democratization. I know more about the pitfalls.
— Meles Zenawi past
We believe democracy cannot be imposed from outside in any society. Democracy is the expression of a sovereign people.
— Meles Zenawi people
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.
— Meles Zenawi war
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.
— Meles Zenawi believe
The most stupid mistake a counter-insurgency operation can make is alienating the population. If you alienate the population, youre finished.
— Meles Zenawi you
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 art
It is illegal to be a member of an organization that is challenging the constitution by armed force.
— Meles Zenawi
Democracy cannot be a plaything for the capital cities. It has to infiltrate every nook and cranny in the country, including the village.
— Meles Zenawi age
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 art
Eritrea is hellbent on destabilising Ethiopia. It does not care who it sleeps with.
— Meles Zenawi sin
I cannot separate my achievements from what can be considered as the achievements of the ruling party.
— Meles Zenawi art
I would love to be the African leader that steps down, that overthrows this idea of a Big Man ruler. I dont want to stay in office forever.
— Meles Zenawi love
In the urban areas, we have focused on infrastructure roads, telecommunications, power.
— Meles Zenawi power
Of course everybodys thinking evolves over time. Only dead people cease learning, and I am not certified dead yet. So I am still learning.
— Meles Zenawi time
Our position is that we can sit down and talk to try to solve our problems through dialogue.
— Meles Zenawi problems
The rule of law is the basis for any democracy. And without the rule of law in democracy, you have chaos.
— Meles Zenawi law
We have built tens of thousands of schools, clinics and rural roads.
— Meles Zenawi school
When push comes to shove, people vote alone.
— Meles Zenawi people
When you have an emergency, there is the urge to do whatever it takes to see people get assistance.
— Meles Zenawi people
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 risk
We have our own script. We have our own calendar. We represent the greatness of Africas past. We also represent the worst of Africas present, in terms of poverty. It is the best and the worst of African reality.
— Meles Zenawi reality
We have taken measures and beefed up our defense capabilities around the border since December to prevent any miscalculation by the other side,
— Meles Zenawi sin
We are aware of the buildup in TSZ. The scale has increased in recent days and this is a matter of concern to us,
— Meles Zenawi war
What the implications of this will be in terms of relations between Ethiopia and the EU we will have to wait and see. But I dont think you will be surprised if Ethiopia were to insist that it should not be patronised.
— Meles Zenawi you
We regret the death but it was not a normal demonstration,
— Meles Zenawi death
We have no intention of playing fast and loose with this document, with the OAU process, ... We only hope that this time around the other side really means what it says.
— Meles Zenawi hope
We shall negotiate while fighting. We shall fight while negotiating, ... Whichever road leads to peace quickly will be the road we follow.
— Meles Zenawi peace
We shall negotiate while we fight and we shall fight while we negotiate,
— Meles Zenawi ego
What we have detained is people who have tried to overthrow the duly constituted government, and that in my view is treason under the laws of the country,
— Meles Zenawi people
What we have is a pattern of prevarication, a pattern of trying to draw out the process and consolidate the hold on our territory, ... If thats the case -- and it appears to be the case -- then the opportunities for resolving this problem peacefully could be fast disappearing.
— Meles Zenawi peace
I dont know what the prosecution will ask for but the death penalty is still legal in Ethiopia. On a personal note that is not the penalty I would like to see applied, ... It is for the prosecution and courts to decide, but if I have any say on it I would prefer prison sentences rather than death sentences.
— Meles Zenawi death
I have no problem talking to anybody so long as it helps the purpose of peace.
— Meles Zenawi peace
I regret the deaths but these were not normal demonstrations. You dont see hand grenades thrown at normal demonstrations,
— Meles Zenawi death
Since these individuals are people who have been openly trying to change the constitutional order through force and street violence, they can use the parliamentary immunity as a cover-up to topple the constitution itself, ... Thus it is imperative to lift this cover-up immediately to ensure the countrys peace and stability.
— Meles Zenawi change
Over the years, Ive come to recognize that democratization in Ethiopia is not just a matter of choice. Its a matter of national survival. I am deeply convinced that we either democratize and have a good chance of surviving, or if we fail to do so, we disintegrate.
— Meles Zenawi good
Out of 60 CUD control committee members, the government decided to arrest only 25 suspected of being involved in violence,
— Meles Zenawi men
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.
— Meles Zenawi people
The violence has marred the image of Ethiopia, ... The worst is clearly behind us and we do not expect any such violence in the near future.
— Meles Zenawi future
They will not be released and they are accused of engaging in insurrection... they will have their day in court.
— Meles Zenawi aging
the Ethiopian government is looking all matters with utmost patience.
— Meles Zenawi men
The CUD (Coalition for Unity and Democracy) leaders are engaged in insurrection -- that is an act of treason under Ethiopian law. They will be charged and they will appear in court,
— Meles Zenawi reason
The CUD is responsible for the damage and loss of life that has occurred in the capital in the last three days,
— Meles Zenawi life
The (CUD) officials who have been arrested will be taken to court, ... They are responsible for all these things.
— Meles Zenawi will
Spending one hour with Isaias is far more worthwhile, rewarding and enlightening than reading ten books
— Meles Zenawi books
As we respond to the assault of our enemy and defend our country, we must never break international laws. Crime can not be solved by more crime.
— Meles Zenawi crime
Africas downfall has always been the cult of the personality. And their names always seem to begin with M. Weve had Mobutu and Mengistu and Im not going to add Meles to the list.
— Meles Zenawi men
Of course everybodys thinking evolves over time.
— Meles Zenawi time
If it is presumed that the Kenyans will democratise in order to eat the peanuts of development assistance from the European Union... it would be a big mistake
— Meles Zenawi men
Its true we have our disagreements on border issues, we have disagreements on trade and related issues, but you dont go invading a country whenever you have a dispute on trade issues, ... We have more civilized mechanisms on resolving such problems.
— Meles Zenawi men
The EU report speaks for itself. The statement in my view shows that the mission has turned out to be something worse than a farce, ... We shall in the coming days and weeks see what we can do to expose the pack of lies and innuendoes that characterise the garbage in this report.
— Meles Zenawi men

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