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I think the Eritrean government is aware that any full-scale invasion of Ethiopia along the lines of 1998 could turn out to be suicidal... And we will not respond to any provocation short of all-out invasion. We are already engaged in a much more fruitful war - against poverty.
— Meles Zenawi
Tags: think, poverty, government, war

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In the urban areas, we have focused on infrastructure roads, telecommunications, power.
— Meles Zenawi
Tags: focused, infrastructure, roads, power
When push comes to shove, people vote alone.
— Meles Zenawi
Tags: push, vote, people, alone
Some people think African states cannot be trusted with the cookie jar. But there are absolutely good NGOs who have this feeling of human solidarity and who also recognize that their work can only be supplementary to the government.
— Meles Zenawi
Tags: government, people, good, work
Democracy cannot be a plaything for the capital cities. It has to infiltrate every nook and cranny in the country, including the village.
— Meles Zenawi
Tags: cannot, country, village, democracy
After Nigeria, we are the second biggest black African nation. We are the headquarters of the African Union. We are the only African country that has never been colonized. This is perhaps the last surviving African civilization.
— Meles Zenawi
Tags: only, country, never, black
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