Ghanaian - Statesman | April 8, 1938 - August 18, 2018
The question is the morning after. What sort of Iraq do we wake up to after the bombing? What happens in the region? What impact could it have? These are questions leaders I have spoken to have posed.
Kofi Annan
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If one is going to err, one should err on the side of liberty and freedom.
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On climate change, we often don't fully appreciate that it is a problem. We think it is a problem waiting to happen.
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We cannot allow situations where leaders threaten war on television or on Twitter.
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The U.N. doesn't have any troops; we borrow them from governments.
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Sometimes leaders slide from the role of freedom fighter into the presidency, which they may be unsuited for, but everyone accepts it until they hit the bump in the road.
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Sometimes I walk into a situation and know someone is going to provoke me, and I just simply refuse to be provoked.
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Change is a process which has to be managed.
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The Arab Spring reminds me a bit of the decolonisation process where one country gets independence, and everybody else wants it.
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My own advice to people who would be in office for two or three terms is that they must accept democratic rotation: ideally, not put themselves up for re-election and allow the system to work.
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Developing and newer democracies are much more susceptible to the tactics of populists and demagogues - they often do not have strong institutions, free press, or the infrastructure required to defend their nascent democracies.
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Shifting towards low-carbon energy systems can avert climate catastrophe while creating new opportunities for investment, growth, and employment.
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