In modern war there is no such thing as victor and vanquished... There is only a loser, and the loser is mankind. — U Thant Copy Share Image
Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace. — U Thant Copy Share
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. — U Thant Copy Share
The war we have to wage today has only one goal and that is to make the world safe for diversity. — U Thant Copy Share
The law of love and compassion for all living creatures is again a doctrine to which we are all too ready to pay slip… — U Thant Copy Share
To understand my feelings — and my conception of the role of Secretary General — the nature of my religious and cultural background must… — U Thant Copy Share
Understanding, love and tolerance are the highest forms of interest on out small and interdependent planet. — U Thant Copy Share
The single most important impediment to global institutions is the concept of "my country, right or wrong". — U Thant Copy Share
The concept of peaceful coexistence has been criticized by many who do not see the need to make the world safe for diversity. I… — U Thant Copy Share
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights - This great and inspiring instrument was born of an increased sense of responsibility by the international community… — U Thant Copy Share
As a Buddhist, I was trained to be tolerant of everything except intolerance. I was brought up not only to develop the spirit of… — U Thant Copy Share
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… — U Thant Copy Share
I am afraid if the present trend in Vietnam continues that direct confrontation, first of all between Washington and Peking, is inevitable. — U Thant Copy Share
As we watch the sun go down, evening after evening, through the smog across the poisoned waters of our native earth, we must ask… — U Thant Copy Share
