Saad Hariri Quotes

Iraq is falling apart.

So, these political activities will create friction in and of themselves, and in this environment of friction there'll be additional violence.

Jerusalem is a time bomb that I fear is just waiting to go off.

Life has become terribly insecure. It's on the vortex of civil war. It's difficult to know how America will bring it back from the brink and build up good will.

I was watching TV and saw people with masks, weapons, and grenades. I thought, Is that really possible? Could we be here yet again? And go into civil war one more time?

Fiji had experienced the ordeal of two military coups.

Panamanians live in a chronic state of insurrection and violence.

A nation divided against itself cannot stand.

As soon as external wars have ceased the internal commence

Halve the income of the country and you double the risk of civil war.

The so called “Arab Spring” … is really a situation which is creating more threats so far than positive incentives.

Historically, the Balkans have been an incubator of war.

Although we live in a safe and stable country, Central Africa as a region has been held back by seemingly perpetual conflict - over power, resources, and who controls them.

War inside countries is all too common.

Enclave life becomes very tense, Even when they do elect a leader, the factions remain, with the threat of splitting off.

If Egypt is unstable, then the entire region is unstable.

Finland had a civil war less than 100 years ago, just like in Ireland. If you look at the history of newly independent nations, civil war is almost every time present, even in the United States.

Iraq is in a civil war. There is no road in that country that is safe.

I don't think people by nature are extremists. You will never find a population of extremists. Extremists have existed throughout the centuries on all religions. And what happens is, extremists start to have more leverage when the situation is bad.

The thirties were troublesome in Belfast, and then of course there was no work for people, and it was terribly religiously divided.

The real leaders cannot appear in the peaceful time; nor can the serious opposition emerge from within the peaceful atmosphere. Without an open confrontation, there is no opposition!

Deep-seated are the wounds of civil brawls.

Divisiveness is not good for the people.

The death of Garang has unfortunately unleashed emotions of anger; some genuine, others cultivated by elements who wanted to pit one group of Sudanese against another.

Society is at odds with itself.