Quotes from Meles Zenawi

As a person, I have never been discourteous or nasty to anybody. I may have stood my ground a bit too directly, a bit too firmly, and I believe I have, over a number of years, learned to be a little less direct.

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

Democracy cannot be a plaything for the capital cities. It has to infiltrate every nook and cranny in the country, including the village.