Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.

The future of peace and prosperity that we seek for all the world's peoples needs a foundation of tolerance, security, equality and justice.

If one is going to err, one should err on the side of liberty and freedom.

Ignorance and prejudice are the handmaidens of propaganda. Our mission, therefore, is to confront ignorance with knowledge, bigotry with tolerance, and isolation with the outstretched hand of generosity. Racism can, will, and must be defeated.

Let us work in partnerships between rich and poor to improve the opportunities of all human beings to build better lives.

The US-led invasion of Iraq was an illegal act that contravened the UN charter.

After the end of the cold war, everybody thought, fantastic, finally the UN may be able to do what it was originally set up to do without big power divisions. It would be easy to get them to come together to resolve things. You will recall, on the first Gulf war, you almost got a unanimous resolution and a very solid coalition.