Eskinder Nega quotes

All the great crimes of history, lest we forget, have their genesis in the moral wilderness of their times. (Eskinder Nega)
As a prisoner of conscience committed to peaceful transition to democracy, I urge Europe to apply economic sanctions against Ethiopia. What short-term pain may result will be compensated by long-term gain. A pledge to re-engage energetically with a democratic Ethiopia would act as a catalyst for reform. View quote
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As Ethiopia goes, so goes the whole Horn of Africa - a region where instability can have major security and humanitarian implications for the United States and Europe. View quote
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We live in an age of global expectations. Our hopes have converged in many ways, none more so than in our democratic aspirations. View quote
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I distinctly remember the vivacious optimism that inundated the United States when the Soviet Union imploded in the early 1990s. This was not glee generated by the doom of an implacable enemy, but thrill germinated by the real possibilities that the future held for freedom. View quote
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I am jailed, with around 200 other inmates, in a wide hall that looks like a warehouse. View quote
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Wont to unlearn from history, we aptly repeat even its most brazen mistakes. View quote
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In the long march of history, at least two poles of attraction and antagonism have been the norm in world politics. Rarely has only one nation carried the burden of leadership. The unipolar world of the 21st century, dominated for the past two decades by the United States, is a historical anomaly. View quote
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