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Globalisation has made us more vulnerable. It creates a world without borders, and makes us painfully aware of the limitations of our present instruments, and of politics, to meet its challenges. ↗

— Anna Lindh

#borders #challenges #creates #globalisation #instruments

Globalisation makes it clear that social responsibility is required not only of governments, but of companies and individuals. All sources must interact in order to reach the MDGs. ↗

— Anna Lindh

#companies #globalisation #governments #individuals #interact

Nonetheless, the developing countries must be able to reap the benefits of international trade. ↗

— Anna Lindh

#benefits #countries #developing #international #international trade

Poverty must be reduced not only for reasons of moral and justice, but also of security. ↗

— Anna Lindh

#justice #moral #must #only #poverty

Still, corruption and oppression are far too common threats to the democratic society. ↗

— Anna Lindh

#corruption #democratic #democratic society #far #oppression

Trouble is, kids feel they have to shock their elders and each generation grows up into something harder to shock. ↗

— Ben Lindsey

#each #elders #feel #generation #grows

The developing countries must be able to take a more active part in trade negotiations, through technical assistance and support from the developed countries. ↗

— Anna Lindh

#active #assistance #countries #developed #developed countries

I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of Him. ↗

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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This is not bad, but the pace of globalisation has surpassed the capacity of the system to adjust to new realities of a more interdependent and integrated world. ↗

— Anna Lindh

#bad #capacity #globalisation #integrated #interdependent

We need the UN, to deal with the threats to our common security from nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, not only in the case of Iraq. They must be tackled by the international community together, by strengthening conventions, treaties and agreements. ↗

— Anna Lindh

#biological #biological weapons #case #chemical #common