I believe that our world needs an instrument of global action as never before in history. I believe that the United Nations is the instrument for securing peace and for giving people everywhere, in poorer countries as in richer, a real stake in that peace by promoting development and encouraging cooperation. But the United Nations is only an instrument, an actor in need of props and cues from its directors, And so I will paraphrase Winston Churchill: Give us the tools-the trust, the authority and the means-and we will do the job.

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

On this International Day of Peace, let us all honor those who have suffered from violence. Let us hold in our hearts the ideal of peace.

Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations.

We have to choose between a global market driven only by calculations of short-term profit, and one which has a human face.

Once you are really challenged, you find something in yourself. Man doesn't know what he is capable of until he is asked.

You can do a lot with diplomacy, but with diplomacy backed up by force you can get a lot more done.