Quote by Kofi Annan
Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a preconditio

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. – Kofi Annan

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Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family. – Kofi Annan

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I urge the Iraqi leadership for sake of its own people… to seize this opportunity and thereby begin to end the isolation and suffering of the Iraqi people. – Kofi Annan

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

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Equality
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Equal opportunity is good, but special privilege is better. – Anna Chennault

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I should like to suggest to you that the cause of all the economic troubles is that we have an economic system which tries to maintain an equality of value between two things, which it would be better to recognise from the beginning as of unequal value. – Paul Dirac

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I want to work on respecting individuals dignity. Equal rights, thats where my heart is. That means equal rights and benefits, and thats what we need. – Christine Gregoire

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Family law is institutionally anti-male. Ive been lobbying MPs, and Im not going to give up campaigning for equality until I get equality. – Louis de Bernieres

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