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“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.”
“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.”
“I am not worried that the Egyptians will suddenly invade Ethiopia. Nobody who has tried that has lived to tell the story.”
“Our position is that we can sit down and talk to try to solve our problems through dialogue.”
“The most stupid mistake a counter-insurgency operation can make is alienating the population. If you alienate the population, you're finished.”
“We believe democracy cannot be imposed from outside in any society. Democracy is the expression of a sovereign people.”
“Of course everybody's thinking evolves over time. Only dead people cease learning, and I am not certified dead yet. So I am still learning.”
“Of course everybody's thinking evolves over time.”
“We have built tens of thousands of schools, clinics and rural roads.”