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They said it in July
"Hitler lent dignity and prestige to the German government within a short time by establishing a strong administrative setup… He instilled the spirit of adventure in the common people." Excerpt from a class X social science textbook prescribed by the Gujarat state government for the new academic year "Of all the legacies of the (British) Raj, none is more important than the English language and the modern school system. That is, of course, if you leave out cricket!" Prime minister Manmohan Singh in a speech at Oxford University (July 9) "Developed India 2020 should be a nation where the urban-rural divide has reduced to a thin line. A nation with equitable distribution of energy, quality water and access to quality electricity… A nation where education is not denied to any meritorious candidate due to societal or economic discrimination." President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in Outlook (July 18) "India and the US have both suffered from terrorism and we must make common cause against it." Prime minister Manmohan Singh in the US (July 19) "Bush has fulfilled Bin Laden’s every hope. Through the invasion of secular Iraq, the abuses in Abu Ghraib, the mass murders in Falluja, America — with Britain’s obedient assistance — has turned Iraq into a jihadist playground while alienating all moderate Muslim opinion in the Islam heartlands and crucially in the West." Well-known author William Dalrymple in The Guardian (July 21) "When I try and tell western leaders that Islam is a peace-loving religion, their response has been that actions speak louder than words… Please help in taking on these extremists and do not fall into their trap. These fundamentalist elements want to damage Pakistan and Islam." Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf in an address to the nation (July 21) "If you are dealing with someone who might be a suicide bomber, if they remain conscious, they could trigger plastic explosives or whatever device is on them. Therefore overwhelmingly in these circumstances it is going to be a shoot-to-kill policy." London mayor Ken Livingstone (July 22) "Everybody wants to know what I am on. What am I on? I’m on my bike busting my ass for six hours a day." Lance Armstrong after he won the Tour de France for the seventh consecutive time (July 25)
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