"Despite widely prevalent opinion to the contrary, the human race is
not a blank tablet on which privileged arbiters of human affairs can freely
inscribe their own wishes. The springs of the spirit rise up where they
will, as they will. They will not indefinitely be suppressed by the detritus
of contemporary society. It no longer requires prophetic insight to appreciate
that the opening years of the new century will see the release of energies
and aspirations infinitely more potent than the accumulated routines, falsities,
and addictions that have so long blocked their expression."
(Statement size = 32 k)
"These twin processes -- the collapse of old institutions on the one
hand and the blossoming of new ways of thinking on the other -- are evidence
of a single trend which has been gaining momentum during the last hundred
years: the trend toward ever-increasing interdependence and integration
of humanity."
(2 files: Statement size= 72 k, Endnotes size = 41k)
"As the twentieth century rapidly approaches its end, there is a marked
acceleration in the efforts of governments and peoples to reach common
understandings on issues affecting the future of humankind."
(Statement size= 57 k)
"The Great Peace towards which people of good will throughout the centuries
have inclined their hearts, of which seers and poets for countless generations
have expressed their vision, and for which from age to age the sacred scriptures
of mankind have constantly held the promise, is now at long last within
the reach of the nations. For the first time in history it is possible
for everyone to view the entire planet, with all its myriad diversified
peoples, in one perspective. World peace is not only possible but inevitable.
"
(Statement size= 46 k)
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