Quote by Kofi Annan
If information and knowledge are central to democracy, they are co

If information and knowledge are central to democracy, they are conditions for development. – Kofi Annan

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In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound awareness of the sanctity and dignity of every human life, regardless of race or religion. – Kofi Annan

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Religion
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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. – Kofi Annan

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Equality
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We need to think of the future and the planet we are going to leave to our children and their children. – Kofi Annan

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Future
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Is it right to probe so deeply into Natures secrets? The question must here be raised whether it will benefit mankind, or whether the knowledge will be harmful. – Pierre Curie

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Knowledge

Your knowledge of what is going on can only be superficial and relative. – William S. Burroughs

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Knowledge

The intercourse between the Mediterranean and the North or between the Atlantic and Central Europe was never purely economic or political it also meant the exchange of knowledge and ideas and the influence of social institutions and artistic and literary forms. – Christopher Dawson

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Knowledge

There is no force more liberating than the knowledge that you are fighting for others. – Bob Kerrey

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Knowledge

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Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead. – Gene Fowler

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The aspects of patriotism that hush dissent, encourage going along, and sanction comfortable distancing and compliance with what is indecent and unacceptable… those aspects are too fundamental to ignore or gloss over. – Bernadine Dohrn

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Id like to see the health care professionals making decisions, not some bureaucrat in Indianapolis working for an insurance company. – Charles Schumer

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