If one is going to err, one should err on the side of liberty and freedom.
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This logic represents a fundamental challenge to the principles on which, however imperfectly, world peace and stability have rested for the last 58 years, ... My concern is that, if it were adopted, it could set precedents that resulted in a proliferation of the unilateral and lawless use of force, with or without credible justification.Kofi Annan
I have no choice but to share my feelings with the council, ... We will see how the council reacts ... I will leave this matter to them.
Kofi Annan
no one in the international community defended what the Iranian president said and the Security Council itself issued a statement.
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By signing the Oslo accords in 1993 he took a giant step towards the realization of this vision. It is tragic that he did not live to see it fulfilled,
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For the crisis to be put permanently behind us, Iraq must move swiftly to ensure complete and unconditional compliance, ... This is the best way toward the lifting of (U.N. sanctions against Iraq) and a better life for the people of Iraq.
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I am confident that the Security Council would be ready to take firm action if that was justified,
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