"Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations."

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"Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations."

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"If one is going to err, one should err on the side of liberty and freedom."

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"More than ever before in human history, we share a common destiny. We can master it only if we face it together. And that, my friends, is why we have the United Nations."

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"Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance."

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"To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there."

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"In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear."

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"We must ensure that the global market is embedded in broadly shared values and practices that reflect global social needs, and that all the world's people share the benefits of globalization."

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"Iraq has a new opportunity to comply with all these relevant resolutions of the Security Council."

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"There is no development strategy more beneficial to society as a whole - women and men alike - than the one which involves women as central players."

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"We have the means and the capacity to deal with our problems, if only we can find the political will."

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"We need to keep hope alive and strive to do better."

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"The past is prophetic in that it asserts loudly that wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

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"I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace."

Helen Keller, American Author

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"The march of conquest through wild provinces, may be the march of Mind; but not the march of Love."

Herman Melville, American Novelist

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"We make war that we may live in peace."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

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"The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

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"There will be no lasting peace either in the heart of individuals or in social customs until death is outlawed."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

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"At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

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"War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

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"It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

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"To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace."

George Washington, American President

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