Top 29 Quotes by Meles Zenawi

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

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

Of course everybody's thinking evolves over time.

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

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

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

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

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

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

When push comes to shove, people vote alone.