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The single most important impediment to global institutions is the concept of "my country, right or wrong".

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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights - This great and inspiring instrument was born of an increased sense of responsibility by the international community for the promotion and protection of man's basic rights and freedoms. The world has come to a clear realization of the fact that freedom, justice and world peace can only be assured through the international promotion and protection of these rights and freedoms.
In modern war there is no such thing as victor and vanquished... There is only a loser, and the loser is mankind.
Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves.
The world will not Change and find peace if there is not a new education.
I am afraid if the present trend in Vietnam continues that direct confrontation, first of all between Washington and Peking, is inevitable.
Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love andcompassion would have built the defenses of peace.
The war we have to wage today has only one goal, and that is to make the world safe for diversity.
The concept of peaceful coexistence has been criticized by many who do not see the need to make the world safe for diversity. I wonder if they have ever paused to ask themselves the question: What is the alternative to coexistence?
Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality.
I don't like to be disturbed at home; I tell the cable office not to call me before 6:30 AM, unless there's a war.