Alvaro de Vasconcelos quotes
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“The underlying reason for this is the Europeans' fear that Islamists could gain power. Many still consider authoritarian Arab regimes to be the lesser evil.”
-- Alvaro de VasconcelosSource : Source: www.spiegel.de
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“Political Islam is not a homogeneous bloc.”
-- Alvaro de VasconcelosSource : Source: www.spiegel.de
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“It's wrong to focus only on economic cooperation and then to hope that a sufficiently stable system will become democratic more or less by itself. The EU needs to urge its neighbors to pursue both economic stability and political modernization in equal measures.”
-- Alvaro de VasconcelosSource : Source: www.spiegel.de
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“When it comes to France, it seems to me the fundamental question is how a former colonial power should interact with its former colony.”
-- Alvaro de VasconcelosSource : Source: www.spiegel.de
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“Of course former colonial powers are always more present and influential. They're the ones who need to defend the EU's values on the frontlines.”
-- Alvaro de VasconcelosSource : Source: www.spiegel.de
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“Tunisia is extremely dependent on economic conditions in Europe, which is why it also experienced shockwaves from the euro crisis.”
-- Alvaro de VasconcelosSource : Source: www.spiegel.de
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“Every gain made by individuals or society is almost instantly taken for granted.”
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Source : Alfred Thayer Mahan (2012). “Mahan on Naval Warfare”, p.128, Courier Corporation
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“Religions are many, reason is one, we are all brothers.”
Source : A.J. Cronin (1941). “The Keys of the Kingdom”
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“The only reason you should be in college is to destroy it.”
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“The reason why you know more funny dudes than funny chicks is that dudes are funnier than chicks.”
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