Quote by Rene Cassin
As a privileged survivor of the First World War, I hope I may be a

As a privileged survivor of the First World War, I hope I may be allowed to interject here a deeply felt tribute to those who were not fortunate enough to succeed, but who shared the signal honor of trying to the last to salvage peace. – Rene Cassin

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The single outstanding exception was the broad yet precise mandate communicated by the General Assembly in 1946 to prepare as soon as possible the Charter of Human Rights which the San Francisco Conference had not had the time or the courage to draw up. – Rene Cassin

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Courage
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And as a child I was filled with passionate admiration for acts of civic courage I had seen performed by an elderly military doctor, who was a friend of my family. – Rene Cassin

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Peace
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Peace to the shacks! War on the palaces! – Georg Buchner

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Peace

It would be especially tragic if the people who most cherish ideals of peace, who are most anxious for political cooperation on a wider than national scale, made the mistake of underestimating the pace of economic change in our modern world. – Lester B. Pearson

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Peace

When a persons ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with them. – Bible

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Peace

While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart. – Francis of Assisi

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Words can be said in bitterness and anger, and often there seems to be an element of truth in the nastiness. And words dont go away, they just echo around. – Jane Goodall

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Why attack God? He may be as miserable as we are. – Erik Satie

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God

A rich child often sits in a poor mothers lap. – Proverb

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