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305 United Nations quotes by 194 unique authors
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Yes, I got my first Bolex camera a few weeks after being dropped in New York by the United Nations Refugee Organization. That was on…
— Jonas Mekas
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To that world assembly of sovereign states, the United Nations, our last best hope in an age where the instruments of war have far outpaced…
— John F. Kennedy
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In addition, the United States Delegation will suggest a series of steps to improve the United Nations machinery for the peaceful settlement of disputes... -…
— John F. Kennedy
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The new century demands new partnerships for peace and security. The United Nations plays a crucial role, with allies sharing burdens America might otherwise bear…
— William J. Clinton
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The United Nations was set up not to get us to heaven, but only to save us from hell.
— Winston Churchill
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It is not the Soviet Union or indeed any other big Powers who need the United Nations for their protection. It is all the others.…
— Dag Hammarskjold
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We have actively sought and are actively seeking to make the United Nations an effective instrument of international cooperation.
— Dean Acheson
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What I want to make clear though is that we oppose terrorism in any form. However, any operation against terrorism should be under the framework…
— Nong ?uc Manh
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If the United States leads a multinational force into Iraq without United Nations backing, Canada should fight beside its neighbour. We've gone from being a…
— Peter MacKay
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President Obama has decided to have the United Nations review the law of Arizona. You have got to be kidding! We're now going to have…
— Russell Pearce
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If Australia wants an effective United Nations, we have to be comprehensively, not marginally, engaged.
— Kevin Rudd
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I made a movie to explain to the American public what had been achieved in regards to disarmament of Iraq and why inspectors aren't in…
— Scott Ritter
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Family life! The United Nations is child's play compared to the tugs and splits and need to understand and forgive in any family.
— May Sarton
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The United Nations should come in and take over Liberia, not temporarily, but for life. To make Liberians believe in democracy, to make us believe…
— George Weah
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We have a much bigger objective. We've got to look at the long run here. This is an example - the situation between the United…
— Stansfield Turner
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We are beginning to see practical support. And this is a very significant sign of the movement towards a new era, a new age.... We…
— Mikhail Gorbachev
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According to the United Nations' latest count, of the approximately 3,000 languages spoken in the world today, only some 78 have a literature. Of those…
— Barry Sanders
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And I hope America will realise, as the only superpower now, it really must use its power in a way that's going to build up…
— George Carey
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The United Nations, whose membership comprises almost all the states in the world, is founded on the principle of the equal worth of every human…
— Kofi Annan
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The United Nations system is still the best instrument for making the world less fragile.
— Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
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The WHO is the lead agency in health in the United Nations system, and clearly we have very important functions to play.
— Margaret Chan
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We have pledged ourselves, and of this the United Nations of the world are witness, to give the fullest opportunity for attainment of self-government by…
— Stafford Cripps
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Ever since taking office, the Obama administration has sought to accommodate Islamist demands that freedom of expression be curbed, lest it offend Muslims and stoke…
— Frank Gaffney
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The problem with the United Nations is that while democracy within nations is the best available form of government, democracy among nations can be a…
— Jonah Goldberg
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The world has experienced a revival of an old faith in the everlasting moral force of justice. At no time in history has there been…
— Harry S. Truman
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