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Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves. This, as the sages of many lands have taught us, is a golden rule in individual and group, as well as international, relations.

— U Thant Portfolio for Peace (1968)

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The war we have to wage today has only one goal, and that is to make the world safe for diversity.

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There is a price which is too great to pay for peace, and that price can be put in one word. One cannot pay the price of self-respect.

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Only he who has measured the dominion of force, and knows how not to respect it, is capable of love and justice.

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