Kofi Annan Quotes and Sayings
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“To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.”
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“We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race.”
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“Ignorance and prejudice are the handmaidens of propaganda. Our mission, therefore, is to confront ignorance with knowledge, bigotry with tolerance, and isolation with the outstretched hand of generosity. Racism can, will, and must be defeated.”
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“The war on drugs has failed in West Africa and around the world”
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“Children are our future and if we use them in battle, we are destroying the future. We must reclaim them, every one of them, one at a time.”
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“Education is, quite simply, peace-building by another name. It is the most effective form of defense spending there is.”
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“Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development.”
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“Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance.”
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