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- The death toll from small arms dwarfs that of all other weapons systems — and in most years greatly exceeds the toll of the atomic…
- Violence against women is perhaps the most shameful human rights violation, and it is perhaps the most pervasive. It knows no boundaries of geography, culture…
- We were all children once. And we all share the desire for the well-being of our children, which has always been and will continue to…
- Landmines are among the most barbaric weapons of war, because they continue to kill and maim innocent people long after the war itself has ended.…
- Young people - with their dynamism, their energy and their inherent understanding of our interconnected world - have much to teach us. Increased educational attainment,…
- Perhaps the single most successful international agreement to date has been the Montreal Protocol.
- People of different religions and cultures live side by side in almost every part of the world, and most of us have overlapping identities which…
- Education is, quite simply, peace-building by another name. It is the most effective form of defense spending there is.
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- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution. — Hannah Arendt
- No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has… — Hannah Arendt
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion. — Aristotle
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved. — Aristotle
- For as the eyes of bats are to the blaze of day, so is the reason in our soul to the things… — Aristotle
- Most people would rather give than get affection. — Aristotle
- What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue… — Aristotle
- My mother is the coolest, most amazing person I know. — J. J. Abrams
- The most deeply personal of my works are the non-fiction works, the autobiographical works, because there, I'm talking about myself very directly. — Paul Auster