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When push comes to shove, people vote alone.

In the urban areas, we have focused on infrastructure roads, telecommunications, power.

Spending one hour with Isaias is far more worthwhile, rewarding and enlightening than reading ten books

It is illegal to be a member of an organization that is challenging the constitution by armed force.

Democracy cannot be a plaything for the capital cities. It has to infiltrate every nook and cranny in the country, including the village.

The rule of law is the basis for any democracy. And without the rule of law in democracy, you have chaos.

Our position is that we can sit down and talk to try to solve our problems through dialogue.

When you have an emergency, there is the urge to do whatever it takes to see people get assistance.

Of course everybody's thinking evolves over time.

I am not worried that the Egyptians will suddenly invade Ethiopia. Nobody who has tried that has lived to tell the story.

We have built tens of thousands of schools, clinics and rural roads.

I know more now than I did in the past about the process of democratization. I know more about the pitfalls.

I cannot separate my achievements from what can be considered as the achievements of the ruling party.

We believe democracy cannot be imposed from outside in any society. Democracy is the expression of a sovereign people.

The most stupid mistake a counter-insurgency operation can make is alienating the population. If you alienate the population, you're finished.

As we respond to the assault of our enemy and defend our country, we must never break international laws. Crime can not be solved by more crime.

I would love to be the African leader that steps down, that overthrows this idea of a Big Man ruler. I don't want to stay in office forever.

Eritrea is hellbent on destabilising Ethiopia. It does not care who it sleeps with.