Freedom from fear’ could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLDI believe that we should die with decency so that at least decency will survive.
More Dag Hammarskjold Quotes
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I am the vessel. The draft is God’s. And God is the thirsty one.
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The longest journey is the journey inwards. Of him who has chosen his destiny, Who has started upon his quest for the source of his being.
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In the last analysis, it is our conception of death which decides our answers to all the questions that life puts to us.
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The Assembly has witnessed over the last weeks how historical truth is established; once an allegation has been repeated a few times.
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Your cravings as a human animal do not become a prayer just because it is God whom you ask to attend to them.
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The breaking wave and the muscle as it contracts obey the same law. Delicate line gathers the body’s total strength in a bold balance. Shall my soul meet so severe a curve, journeying on its way to form?
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It is playing safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.
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Praise those of your critics for whom nothing is up to standard.
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It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual than to labor diligently for the salvation of the masses.
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The pursuit of peace and progress cannot end in a few years in either victory or defeat.
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I never discuss discussions.
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To forgive oneself? No, that doesn’t work: we have to be forgiven. But we can only believe this is possible if we ourselves can forgive.
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The more faithfully you listen to the voices within you, the better you will hear what is sounding outside.
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Is life so wretched? Isn’t it rather your hands which are too small, your vision which is muddled? You are the one who must grow up.
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Maturity – among other things, the unclouded happiness of the child at play, who takes it for granted that he is at one with his play-mates.
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