World federalists hold before us the vision of a unified mankind living in peace under a just world order... The heart of their program-a world under law- is realistic and attainable.

In modern war there is no such thing as victor and vanquished... There is only a loser, and the loser is mankind.

The war we have to wage today has only one goal, and that is to make the world safe for diversity.

The concept of peaceful coexistence has been criticized by many who do not see the need to make the world safe for diversity. I wonder if they have ever paused to ask themselves the question: What is the alternative to coexistence?

Governments, systems, ideologies come and go, but it is humanity which remains.

The single most important impediment to global institutions is the concept of "my country, right or wrong".

To understand my feelings — and my conception of the role of Secretary General — the nature of my religious and cultural background must first be understood. I should therefore like to outline not only my beliefs but also my conception of human institutions and of the human situation itself.