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To understand my feelings — and my conception of the role of Secretary General — the nature of my religious and cultural background must first be understood. I should therefore like to outline not only my beliefs but also my conception of human institutions and of the human situation itself.
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Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love andcompassion would have built the defenses of peace.
Understanding, love and tolerance are the highest forms of interest on out small and interdependent planet.
The single most important impediment to global institutions is the concept of "my country, right or wrong".
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.
The war we have to wage today has only one goal, and that is to make the world safe for diversity.
Governments, systems, ideologies come and go, but it is humanity which remains.
World federalists hold before us the vision of a unified mankind living in peace under a just world order... The heart of their program-a world under law- is realistic and attainable.
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.
Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves.
Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality.
