King Hussein

We should face reality and our past mistakes in an honest, adult way. Boasting of glory does not make glory, and singing in the dark does not dispel fear. ↗

— King Hussein

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After all, I think Jerusalem is part of the, of the world's heritage. ↗

— King Hussein

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At seventeen, I knew the end of a dream... I would never be a schoolboy again. ↗

— King Hussein

#dream #end #i #knew #never

I am pro-peace. ↗

— King Hussein

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I'm proud of what I've done in Jordan, but the region itself is sitting on a time bomb. ↗

— King Hussein

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I, not for the first time, would like to say that I never took a pro-Iraq position during the Gulf War. ↗

— King Hussein

#first #first time #gulf #gulf war #i

It is my firm belief that I have a link with the past and a responsibility to the future. I cannot give up. I cannot despair. There's a whole future, generations to come. I have to keep trying. ↗

— King Hussein

#cannot #come #despair #firm #future

Jordan has a very important part in any Arab-Israeli peace process. ↗

— King Hussein

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Sometimes, leaders' failures can cost these young people's lives. ↗

— King Hussein

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