James Wolfensohn Quotes
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The poor people of the world tend to be the places that al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups can recruit.
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Many people of my generation grew up in developed countries thinking that the world was divided into two parts and that there was a wall round the developed world. They thought that poor people had no relevance to us. What happened on September 11 was that anybody who thought there was a wall now knows that there is no wall.
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The notion of the world as a village is becoming a reality.
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It is possible to have a public education system that works.
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My observation on most people in national governments is that they have very little interest in and very little knowledge of the multinational institutions.
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You can't compete globally unless you have appropriate communication skills.
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As you look at the flow of Muslim fundamentalism, or fundamentalism in various areas and various religions, they all play on the people who have very little.
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I was deeply concerned then, and have become more concerned since, that unless we can deal with the questions of development and the questions of poverty, there's no way that we're going to have a peaceful world for our children.