Federico Mayor Zaragoza quotes

Federico Mayor Zaragoza quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“A universal renunciation of violence requires the commitment of the whole of society. These are not matters of government but matters of State; not only matters for the authoirities, but for society in its entirety, including civilian, military, and religious bodies. The mobilization which is urgently needed to effect the transition within two or three years from a culture of war to a culture of peace demands co-operation from everyone. In order to change, the world needs everyone.”
-- Federico Mayor Zaragoza

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“The cost in human lives and suffering is so high that we all have to work to end violence and oppression once and for all. We have to proclaim that every human being is equal, in dignity, in freedom -and, as the first article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, we have to live in a spirit of brotherhood.”
-- Federico Mayor Zaragoza

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“Winning peace means the triumph of our pledge to establish, on a democratic basis, a new social framework of tolerance and generosity from which no one will feel excluded.”
-- Federico Mayor Zaragoza

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“UNESCO is the conscience of the United Nations.”
-- Federico Mayor Zaragoza

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“The path toward peace is much easier than the path toward war and confrontation.”
-- Federico Mayor Zaragoza

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“It is intolerable that the world's religions - founded on the values of love and compassion - should provide a pretext for the expression of hatred and violence.”
-- Federico Mayor Zaragoza

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“Critical remarks are only made by people who love you.”
-- Federico Mayor Zaragoza

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