Kofi Annan Quotes About Society
-
No one is born a good citizen; no nation is born a democracy. Rather, both are processes that continue to evolve over a lifetime. Young people must be included from birth. A society that cuts off from its youth severs its lifeline.
→ -
The happiness of any society begins with the well being of the families that live in it.
→ -
In an age where community involvement and partnerships with civil society are increasingly being recognized as indispensable, there is clearly a growing potential for cooperative development and renewal worldwide.
→ -
The right to development is the measure of the respect of all other human rights.That should be our aim: a situation in which all individuals are enabled to maximize their potential, and to contribute to the evolution of society as a whole.
→
Related Authors
-
Roméo Dallaire Canadian Senator -
Javier Perez de Cuellar Diplomat -
Navi Pillay Jurist -
Bill Gates Investor -
Trygve Lie Norwegian Politician -
Antonio Guterres Portuguese Politician -
-
Dag Hammarskjold Diplomat -
Raoul Wallenberg Architect -
Tony Blair Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom -
Bashar al-Assad President of Syria -
U Thant Diplomat -
Aung San Suu Kyi Burmese Politician -
Lakhdar Brahimi Political leader -
-
Ban Ki-moon Diplomat -
Yasser Arafat Former Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization -
Kurt Waldheim Austrian Politician -
Boutros Boutros-Ghali Politician -
Nelson Mandela Former President of South Africa