Alfred-Maurice de Zayas on Art
Browse 8 quotations attributed to Alfred-Maurice de Zayas, catalogued under art, with dates where available.
This page displays 8 quotations attributed to Alfred-Maurice de Zayas and filed under "art" in QuoteLineage. The selection is ordered by stored importance and quality scores, not citation counts. A topic label describes how an entry is catalogued; it does not establish the theme's importance in the author's work.
Attributed to Alfred-Maurice de Zayas, entry #173749: "Article 103 of the UN charter says that if there is a conflict between the provisions of the charter and any other treaty, it is the charter that prevails."
Attributed to Alfred-Maurice de Zayas, entry #11553: "Can you tell me who is good and who is bad ? The ancient "we and they" divides us artificially."
8 Quotes by Alfred-Maurice de Zayas on Art
"Article 103 of the UN charter says that if there is a conflict between the provisions of the charter and any other treaty, it is the charter that prevails."
"Can you tell me who is good and who is bad ? The ancient "we and they" divides us artificially."
"Participation is a hallmark of democratic governance."
"The media should objectively inform about abuses associated with loan agreements when they occur, particularly instances of evictions, destruction of the environment, child labour and corruption."
"If you censor yourself, if you cannot articulate your needs, if you cannot articulate your priorities, then whatever you do, putting a little cross in a ballot box, etc, does not represent your view. It is an act of desperation."
"A World Parliamentary Assembly functioning outside the United Nations, or a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly set up as a subsidiary body of the General Assembly pursuant to article 22 of the UN Charter, could start initially as a consultative body and gradually develop into a legislative assembly."
"Participation by the public in decision-making, which requires full information, transparency and accountability, is essential to the democratic order. Parliaments have a special responsibility to oversee the adoption of national budgets and to monitor the actual use of appropriations so as to ferret out corruption."
"This new declaration which emphasizes the necessity of global disarmament is based on the purposes and principles of the United Nations, in particular the prohibition of the threat and use of force, and on the obligation to negotiate disputes in conformity with the UN Charter. It is a strong and positive example for the entire world."