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

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

" 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. "

" Time and again, when member states and the governments are faced with an insoluble problem, and they're under pressure to do something, that something usually ends up being referred to the U.N. "

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

" The United Nations, whose membership comprises almost all the states in the world, is founded on the principle of the equal worth of every human being. "

" 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. "

" As long as inequality and other social problems plague us, populists will try to exploit them. "

" Iraq has a new opportunity to comply with all these relevant resolutions of the Security Council. "

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

" Sometimes leaders slide from the role of freedom fighter into the presidency, which they may be unsuited for, but everyone accepts it until they hit the bump in the road. "

" In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound awareness of the sanctity and dignity of every human life, regardless of race or religion. "

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

" We must ensure that the global market is embedded in broadly shared values and practices that reflect global social needs, and that all the world's people share the benefits of globalization. "

" On climate change, we often don't fully appreciate that it is a problem. We think it is a problem waiting to happen. "

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

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

" I think it is important to speak out. "

" Sometimes I walk into a situation and know someone is going to provoke me, and I just simply refuse to be provoked. "

" One has to have the strength of character to say the time has come to move on... unless you are a king. "

" Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" Business, labor and civil society organizations have skills and resources that are vital in helping to build a more robust global community. "

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

" When economic conditions are difficult, people tend to be less generous and protect themselves; the question of solidarity doesn't mean much to them at that time. "

" More than ever before in human history, we share a common destiny. We can master it only if we face it together. And that, my friends, is why we have the United Nations. "

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

" In their greatest hour of need, the world failed the people of Rwanda. "