"I shall confess at the outset that it……" — Rene Cassin
"I shall confess at the outset that it was only shortly after the beginning of this century that I entered active life - with a somewhat precocious capacity for involvement."
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Rene Cassin
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16 Quotes by Rene Cassin
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And as a child I was filled with passionate admiration for acts of civic courage I had seen performed by…
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As a privileged survivor of the First World War, I hope I may be allowed to interject here a deeply…
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The Covenant of the League of Nations had envisaged sponsoring only the protection of certain categories of men: national minorities…
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As corollaries to the right of every individual to life and to full participation in society, the Declaration incorporated in…
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The only compensation, gained through the influence of nongovernmental organizations, consisted in slightly broadening for private individuals the possibility of…
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The exploitation of women, mass hunger, disregard for freedom of conscience and for freedom of speech, widespread and racial discrimination…
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As a consequence of these hesitations and of the vague character of such innovations, the Commission on Human Rights itself…
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How is it that, once victory took form and the horrible spectacle of the extermination camps was revealed, we could…
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In less than eighteen months, it prepared a first draft which it submitted to the General Assembly and which, at…
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Similarly, the problem of the rights of the state in the disposition of inheritances left by individuals presents social aspects…
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The implementation measures of both Covenants, but especially those of the Covenant concerning civil and political rights, were considerably weakened…
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The other salient characteristic of the Declaration is its universality: it applies to all human beings without any discrimination whatever;…
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Active Evil is better than Passive Good.
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Fortunately, Iranians are politically active worldwide.
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Memory in youth is active and easily impressible; in old age it is comparatively callous to new impressions, but still…
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