The single most important impediment to global institutions is the concept of "my country, right or wrong".
U ThantAs a Buddhist, I was trained to be tolerant of everything except intolerance. I was brought up not only to develop the spirit of tolerance but also to cherish moral and spiritual qualities such as modesty, humility, compassion, and, most important, to attain a certain degree of emotional equilibrium.
U ThantWars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love andcompassion would have built the defenses of peace.
U ThantI don't like to be disturbed at home; I tell the cable office not to call me before 6:30 AM, unless there's a war.
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