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" National markets are held together by shared values and confidence in certain minimum standards. But in the new global market, people do not yet have that confidence. "

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" I think it is not just the U.N. speaking, but the concept of a third party, a third party to a conflict speaking out. You know, sometimes saying, 'Stop, this is enough. This cannot be allowed to happen,' gives the victims and the people who are caught in that situation courage, encouragement, support. "

Kofi Annan

Know

Support

Courage

" It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity. "

" We seriously have to question the motivation of those people referred to as climate change sceptics, who are denying the evidence of human-caused climate change and preventing us from moving forward by spreading disinformation and supporting unchecked carbon pollution. "

" Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development. "

" The Lord had the wonderful advantage of being able to work alone. "

" I have always believed that on important issues, the leaders must lead. Where the leaders fail to lead, and people are really concerned about it, the people will take the lead and make the leaders follow. "

Kofi Annan

Always

Important

" The skills you need to fight the colonial power and the skills you need to gain independence are not necessarily the same you need to run a country. "

" If one is going to err, one should err on the side of liberty and freedom. "

" If information and knowledge are central to democracy, they are conditions for development. "

" Often we mistake stability, in terms of security and economic activity, to mean a country is doing well. We forget the third and important pillar: rule of law and respect for human rights. "

" 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. "

" Developing and newer democracies are much more susceptible to the tactics of populists and demagogues - they often do not have strong institutions, free press, or the infrastructure required to defend their nascent democracies. "

Kofi Annan

Defend

Free

" I am a stubborn optimist: I was born an optimist and will remain an optimist. "

Kofi Annan

Stubborn

Born

" No single solution or actor can deal with the complex and interrelated challenges to electoral integrity arising from manipulated data, hate speech, and fake news. These phenomena are not new; they have been part of electoral cycles since the advent of democracy. "

" I think that my darkest moment was the Iraq war and the fact that we could not stop it. "

" The U.N. doesn't have any troops; we borrow them from governments. "

" I don't share the view that the ICC is anti-African. The ICC is not putting Africa on trial. The ICC is fighting impunity and individuals who are accused of crimes. "

Kofi Annan

Africa

Fighting

" If we can come up with innovations and train young people to take on new jobs, and if we can switch to clean energy, I think we have the capacity to build this world not dependent on fossil-fuel. I think it will happen, and it won't destroy economy. "

" I think it is important to speak out. "

" Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family. "

" The question is the morning after. What sort of Iraq do we wake up to after the bombing? What happens in the region? What impact could it have? These are questions leaders I have spoken to have posed. "

Kofi Annan

Impact

Questions

" I urge the Iraqi leadership for sake of its own people... to seize this opportunity and thereby begin to end the isolation and suffering of the Iraqi people. "

" In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear. "

" What governments and people don't realise is that sometimes the collective interest - the international interest - is also the national interest. "

" We cannot allow situations where leaders threaten war on television or on Twitter. "

" 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. "

" We need to keep hope alive and strive to do better. "

" The Arab Spring reminds me a bit of the decolonisation process where one country gets independence, and everybody else wants it. "

Kofi Annan

Spring

Process

" We have to choose between a global market driven only by calculations of short-term profit, and one which has a human face. "

" To some extent, Rwanda became a victim of the Somalia experience. "