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Discussion is just a tool. You have to aim; the final goal must be a decision. ↗

— Harri Holkeri

#decision #discussion #final #goal #just

Finland had a civil war less than 100 years ago, just like in Ireland. If you look at the history of newly independent nations, civil war is almost every time present, even in the United States. ↗

— Harri Holkeri

#ago #almost #civil #civil war #even

I really do hope that the Millennium Summit gives new impetus to the work of the United Nations. ↗

— Harri Holkeri

#hope #i #impetus #millennium #nations

I recently reread an article of mine written in 1964, and I think it is still valid. There is not much difference. Many of the items on the agenda 37 years ago are still there. ↗

— Harri Holkeri

#ago #article #difference #i #i think

I think we have grave problems. I am very much concerned about environmental questions, even though in Finnish society, we are not facing the most urgent problems. ↗

— Harri Holkeri

#am #concerned #environmental #even #facing

If there is something I would like to do as President of the General Assembly, it is to place more emphasis on the issue of education, which enables a better life for women. ↗

— Harri Holkeri

#better #better life #education #emphasis #enables

In every European nation, there have been problems in history when the society was too divided. ↗

— Harri Holkeri

#divided #european #every #history #nation

In Finland we have equal political rights for women and men. We do not regard ourselves according to sex. ↗

— Harri Holkeri

#equal #finland #men #ourselves #political

In Finland, we learned quite a lot from our own civil war. The wounds were visible when I was a boy, but my generation went into the Second World War and it united the Finnish nation, so I do not see any more wounds. ↗

— Harri Holkeri

#boy #civil #civil war #finland #finnish

One of the biggest development issues in the world is the education of girls. In the United States and Europe, it has been accepted, but not in Africa and the developing countries. ↗

— Harri Holkeri

#africa #been #biggest #countries #developing