"More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development."
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"Open markets offer the only realistic hope of pulling billions of people in developing countries out of abject poverty, while sustaining prosperity in the industrialized world.“
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"There is no development strategy more beneficial to society as a whole - women and men alike - than the one which involves women as central players."
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"Business, labor and civil society organizations have skills and resources that are vital in helping to build a more robust global community."
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"Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family."
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"In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound awareness of the sanctity and dignity of every human life, regardless of race or religion."
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"Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development."
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"What would be the nicest thing I could say about Newt Gingrich? He may be one of the great supporters of the humanities, because you have people who don't want to study the social sciences, because it's not profitable, and now Newt, as the highest-paid historian in American history, may be an encouragement to people to study history."
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