U Thant
U Thant
Thant, known honorifically as U Thantwas a Burmese diplomat and the third Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971, the first non-European to hold the position. He held the office for a record 3684 days...
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth22 January 1909
begin built compassion love minds wars
Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace.
war loser modern
In modern war there is no such thing as victor and vanquished... There is only a loser, and the loser is mankind.
war home office
I don't like to be disturbed at home; I tell the cable office not to call me before 6:30 AM, unless there's a war.
war fall past
The law of love and compassion for all living creatures is again a doctrine to which we are all too ready to pay slip service. However, if it is to become a reality, it requires a process of education, a veritable mental renaissance. Once it has become a reality, national as well as international problems will fall into perspectives and become easier to solve. Wars and conflicts, too, will then become a thing of the past, because wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace.
life war men
Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love andcompassion would have built the defenses of peace.
war diversity goal
The war we have to wage today has only one goal and that is to make the world safe for diversity.
trends firsts vietnam
I am afraid if the present trend in Vietnam continues that direct confrontation, first of all between Washington and Peking, is inevitable.
religious feelings roles
To understand my feelings — and my conception of the role of Secretary General — the nature of my religious and cultural background must first be understood. I should therefore like to outline not only my beliefs but also my conception of human institutions and of the human situation itself.
country important institutions
The single most important impediment to global institutions is the concept of "my country, right or wrong".
tolerance understanding planets
Understanding, love and tolerance are the highest forms of interest on out small and interdependent planet.
heart order law
World federalists hold before us the vision of a unified mankind living in peace under a just world order... The heart of their program-a world under law- is realistic and attainable.
buddhist intolerance
As a Buddhist, I was trained to be tolerant of everything except intolerance
diversity peaceful needs
The concept of peaceful coexistence has been criticized by many who do not see the need to make the world safe for diversity. I wonder if they have ever paused to ask themselves the question: What is the alternative to coexistence?
responsibility men rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights - This great and inspiring instrument was born of an increased sense of responsibility by the international community for the promotion and protection of man's basic rights and freedoms. The world has come to a clear realization of the fact that freedom, justice and world peace can only be assured through the international promotion and protection of these rights and freedoms.