U Thant

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U Thant (22 January 1909 – 25 November 1974) Burmese diplomat; Third Secretary-General of the United Nations (1961- 1971)

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  • Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves.
  • The war we have to wage today has only one goal and that is to make the world safe for diversity.
  • Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace.
  • As a Buddhist, I was trained to be tolerant of everything except intolerance
  • When asked why he showed no emotion when informed of his sons death Thant replied "I believe that I have attained a greater degree of emotional equilibrium than most people"

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  • The United Nations, the first 50 years, Stanley Meisler, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1 Mar 1997

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