Political Instability Quotes

• Well, Nigeria has played a constructive role in peacekeeping in various parts of West Africa. But unless and until Nigeria itself is democratic and respects human rights, it too may well be a source of much greater instability as political repression limits the ability of the people of Nigeria to achieve their full potential.

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  Susan Rice

  Rights   People   Political  

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• We talk of regional conflicts, of economic and social crises, of political instability, of abuses of human rights, of racism, religious intolerance, inequalities between rich and poor, hunger, over-population, under-development and. I could go on and on. Each and every one of these impediments to humanity's pursuit of well-being are also among the root causes of refugee problems.

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  Poul Hartling

  Religious   Roots   Rights  

  2096

• Extreme poverty is the best breeding ground on earth for disease, political instability, and terrorism.

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  Jeffrey Sachs

  Political   Earth   Disease  

  4550

• Now, here's a good question: should serious people focus on global political instability - terrorism, failing states, nuclear weapons - or should we focus on global climate instability - droughts, floods, extreme weather? Here's the correct answer: yes, both, because climate disruption will make every other national security problem worse.

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  Van Jones

  Leadership   Nature   Reality  

  2256

• Previous efforts to eradicate malaria failed for several reasons, including political instability and technical challenges in delivering resources, especially in certain countries in Africa.

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  Anthony S. Fauci

  Country   Effort   Political  

  "Commentary: Yes, we can eradicate malaria" by Anthony S. Fauci, www.cnn.com. April 25, 2009.

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• Poverty devastates families, communities and nations. It causes instability and political unrest and fuels conflict.

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  Kofi Annan

  Family   Community   Political  

  3094

• We simply cannot afford any further delay in providing the IMF with the resources it requires to help contain the threat of further financial and political instability around the world.

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  Robert Rubin

  Political   Imf   Delay  

  275

• If we have major geographic areas within our continent that have a tremendous lack of economic opportunity, we found that that is going to produce instability economic, political and social.

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  William Weld

  Opportunity   Political   Economic  

  321

• Frankly speaking, we all know that provoking military and political instability, regional, and other conflicts is a helpful means of distracting the public from growing domestic social and economic problems in certain countries. Such attempts cannot be ruled out, unfortunately.

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  Vladimir Putin

  Honesty   Military   Responsibility  

  Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s Speech at the Opening Ceremony of the World Economic Forum, archive.premier.gov.ru. January 28, 2009.

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• It is most attractive about the US to people and countries with wealth is that it can provide security, insurance really, against political instability. Nobody is afraid that the money they place in the US is at risk of expropriation or of in some other way being taken away. For this safety, the wealth holders of the world are willing to accept a lower rate of return.

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  Milton Friedman

  Country   Taken   People  

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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