Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality.

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.

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.

In modern war there is no such thing as victor and vanquished... There is only a loser, and the loser is mankind.

The world will not Change and find peace if there is not a new education.

As a Buddhist, I was trained to be tolerant of everything except intolerance. I was brought up not only to develop the spirit of tolerance but also to cherish moral and spiritual qualities such as modesty, humility, compassion, and, most important, to attain a certain degree of emotional equilibrium.

The war we have to wage today has only one goal, and that is to make the world safe for diversity.