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Diplomat

Javier Perez de Cuellar is an outstanding diplomat, born on January 19, 1920. He has extensive experience in international diplomacy and served as the Secretary-General of the United Nations, making significant contributions to global peace and security.

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“Peace - the word evokes the simplest and most cherished dream of humanity. Peace is, and has always been, the ultimate human aspiration. And yet our history overwhelmingly shows that while we speak incessantly of peace, our actions tell a very different story.”

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Author:Javier Perez de Cuellar

“The aim of political institutions like the United Nations is to draw the line between struggle and conflict and to make it possible for nations to stay on the right side of that line.”

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Author:Javier Perez de Cuellar

“Human nature being what it is, peace must inevitably be a relative condition. The essence of life is struggle and competition, and to that extent perfect peace is an almost meaningless abstraction. Struggle and competition are stimulating, but when they degenerate into conflict it is usually both destructive and disruptive. The aim of political institutions like the United Nations is to draw the line between struggle and conflict and to make it possible for nations to stay on the right side of that line.”

“I am like a doctor. I have written a prescription to help the patient. If the patient doesn't want all the pills I've recommended, that's up to him. But I must warn that next time I will have to come as a surgeon with a knife.”

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Author:Javier Perez de Cuellar

“I am a free man. I feel as light as a feather.”

Men Feels Light Retirement Feathers Free Man

Author:Javier Perez de Cuellar

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Born: January 19, 1920
Known for: Diplomat
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