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“We usually say there is always a ‘Plan B,’ but there is no ‘Planet B’.”

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Jan Eliasson is a Swedish diplomat born on September 17, 1940. He has played a significant role in international affairs, particularly in the areas of United Nations peacekeeping operations and global development issues. more

“British diplomats, constantly exposed to American political-ethical rhetoric, find their professional skills tested to the limits by the need to keep a straight face. For illustrations of what I mean, study the photographs of the expressions worn by Mr Douglas Hurd at any international conference involving all the Western allies.”

Source: On the Eve of the Millennium: The Future of Democracy Through an Age of Unreason

“Human nature doesn't include all human beings. There are human beings who are indifferent to politics, religion, virtually anything.”

Humans Human Beings Human Nature Indifferent Being There

Author:Conor Cruise O'Brien

“Man watches his history on the screen with apathy and an occasional passing flicker of horror or indignation.”

Men Watches History Horror Screens Passing Passings Apathy Occasional Indignation Flicker Righteous Indignation

Author:Conor Cruise O'Brien

“Nothing does more to activate Christian divisions than talk about Christian unity.”

Doe Christian Unity Division Activate Christian Unity

Author:Conor Cruise O'Brien

“The main thing that endears the United Nations to member governments, and so enables it to survive, is its proven capacity to fail... You can safely appeal to the UN in the comfortable certainty that it will let you down.”

Government America Nations United Failing Members Comfortable Capacity Certainty Appeals Proven United Nations

Author:Conor Cruise O'Brien

“I know when you think about the South, you think about fried foods, but we eat a tremendous amount of vegetables. I have my own garden, so vegetables have always been a big part of my life. I love broccoli. I love fresh beets. It's not all about the fried chicken and the biscuits.”

Thinking Knows Bigs My Own Amount Garden South Chickens Vegetables Biscuits Fried Chicken Broccoli Beets Fried Food

Author:Paula Deen

“The United Nations cannot do anything, and never could; it is not an animate entity or agent. It is a place, a stage, a forum and a shrine... a place to which powerful people can repair when they are fearful about the course on which their own rhetoric seems to be propelling them.”

People Seems Courses Nations United Powerful Stage Agents Fearful Entity Rhetoric United Nations Forums Shrines

Author:Conor Cruise O'Brien

“It seemed so illogical to punish some poor criminal for doing something that civilization taught him how to do so he could have something that civilization taught him how to want. It seemed to him as wrong as if they had hung the gun that shot the man.”

Ifs Men Want Poor Taught He Man Civilization Gun Shots Criminals Hung Illogical

Author:Chester Himes

“Martyrs are needed to create incidents. Incidents are needed to create revolutions. Revolutions are needed to create progress.”

Progress Revolution Needed Martyr Incidents

Author:Chester Himes

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