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Humanistic values of equality and equal rights for all nations and individuals as crystallized in the principles of the United Nations Charter are mankind's great achievements in the 20th century.


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FRANCOIS DUC DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD We say little if not egged on by vanity. [Fr., On parle peu quand la vanite ne fait pas parler.]
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FRANCOIS DUC DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD How can we expect another to keep our secret if we cannot keep it ourselves.
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