Boutros Boutros-Ghali

"It would be some time before I fully realized that the United States sees little need for diplomacy; power is enough. Only the weak rely on diplomacy. This is why the weak are so deeply concerned with…"

"The concept of peace is easy to grasp; that of international security is more complex, for a pattern of contradictions has arisen here as well. As major nuclear Powers have begun to negotiate arms red…"

"The lesson I learned in Cairo still applies. The only way to deal with bureaucrats is with stealth and sudden violence."

"I will continue to work for the advancement of freedoms in Egypt and the Arab world until I drop dead. … Education itself — which can and should play an important role in the apprenticeship of toleran…"

"I believe it will take time to find a solution to the problem. Thus we must have patience."

"Since the creation of the United Nations in 1945, over 100 major conflicts around the world have left some 20 million dead."

"Cultural pluralism is as important as political and multi- party pluralism. Religious, linguistic and cultural pluralism are vitally important hallmarks of a true democracy. We are against cultural he…"

"We have entered a time of global transition marked by uniquely contradictory trends. Regional and continental associations of States are evolving ways to deepen cooperation and ease some of the conten…"