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Let me say this loud and clear. There is a world of difference between terrorist acts and the Islamic Shari'a. Islam is not only a religion, but a way of life. And at its heart lie the sacred principles of tolerance and dialogue. ↗

— King Hussein I

#between #clear #dialogue #difference #heart

God willing, we shall come to a stage where the world looks at the Palestinian question, and Palestinian rights on Palestinian national soil, as well as the questions of the occupied Syrian and Lebanese territories. These are the bases on which peace will be built. ↗

— King Hussein I

#built #come #god #lebanese #looks

I am ever mindful of the legacy of my grandfather, the founder of this Kingdom, who had said to me that he perceived his life as a link in a continuous chain of those who served our nation and that he expected me to be a new and strong link in the same chain. ↗

— King Hussein I

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Nothing is more useless in developing a nation's economy than a gun, and nothing blocks the road to social development more than the financial burden of war. War is the arch enemy of national progress and the modern scourge of civilized men. ↗

— King Hussein I

#blocks #burden #civilized #developing #development

Personality is reduced and deformed with depleted thoughts and stagnant mind. ↗

— King Hussein I

#depleted #mind #personality #reduced #stagnant

All what we hope for is that a day will come, when we have all gone, when people will say that this man has tried, and his family tried. This is all there is to seek in this world. ↗

— King Hussein I

#day #family #gone #his #hope

Fundamentalism as it is called is not confined to the Muslim world. It is something that we have seen in different parts of the world. Let us hope that a dialogue between the followers of the three great monotheistic religions could help in putting an end to this. ↗

— King Hussein I

#called #confined #could #dialogue #different

I wish to say to you that the life of an enlightened people and a vibrant nation cannot be measured by the life of an individual. A successful person is one who manages to lay down a new stone, a brick that would help firm up his nation's existence. ↗

— King Hussein I

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We believe that peace is not just signed papers, but rather a contract between generations for the building of a more promising and less threatening future. ↗

— King Hussein I

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We respect opposition to any position or policy. But we believe that the opinion that should prevail and be respected is that of the majority. ↗

— King Hussein I

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