"The Universal Declaration of Human Rights - This……" — U Thant
"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."
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U Thant
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16 Quotes by U Thant
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As we watch the sun go down, evening after evening, through the smog across the poisoned waters of our native…
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The war we have to wage today has only one goal and that is to make the world safe for…
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Governments, systems, ideologies come and go, but it is humanity which remains.
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The law of love and compassion for all living creatures is again a doctrine to which we are all too…
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As a Buddhist, I was trained to be tolerant of everything except intolerance
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World federalists hold before us the vision of a unified mankind living in peace under a just world order... The…
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The world will not Change and find peace if there is not a new education.
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To understand my feelings — and my conception of the role of Secretary General — the nature of my religious…
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As a Buddhist, I was trained to be tolerant of everything except intolerance. I was brought up not only to…
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The concept of peaceful coexistence has been criticized by many who do not see the need to make the world…
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I am afraid if the present trend in Vietnam continues that direct confrontation, first of all between Washington and Peking,…
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Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect…
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If we are right with the Lord, then, as we face adversity, we can be assured that we will be…
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