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A. Nailatikau: Address to UPF Webinar
- Saturday, March 6, 2021
"In wars and conflicts, it is said that brute force and armed weapons is the only power and way forward. Therefore, it is rightly assumed that in order to gain the opposite of conflict and war—a true peace and a prosperous nation—the opposite of that type of power [is needed]. It is not guns or armies that will bring true peace, but knowledge, understanding and love—that is the power for moving forward."
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T. Walsh: Opening Remarks for Rally of Hope, November 22, 2020
- Sunday, November 22, 2020
“One can only imagine what it took for South Korea to rise in such a relatively short time from the ashes of utter devastation to stand today as one of the leading nations of the world.”
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G. Blanco: Address to Third Rally of Hope 2020
- Sunday, November 22, 2020
“In Colombia, we will continue to support reunification and the development of the common points the two Koreas have shared for several decades. Once the entire world sees that they share the same identity and identify themselves with the same language, the world will recognize the fact that the two Koreas are brothers who can live together peacefully.”
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H. Moon: Address to Third Rally of Hope 2020
- Sunday, November 22, 2020
“The grave problems arising in the world today are not only the problems of Korea. Our Heavenly Parent should be the center through which all these problems can be resolved.”
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C. Hill: Address to Third Rally of Hope 2020
- Sunday, November 22, 2020
“The Korean War is one of the most bitterly fought conflicts of the 20th century, one of the worst wars that happened in that “Century of War,” and it is one whose ill-effects continue to be felt in dividing brothers from sisters, wives from husbands, and children from parents.”
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Y. Leterme: Address to Third Rally of Hope 2020
- Sunday, November 22, 2020
“Indeed, today more than ever in so many decades, we need a surplus of courage, a surplus of hope, of leadership, of understanding without borders to face and overcome the daunting challenges of our time. Because indeed, the challenges we are facing are both numerous and extremely demanding.”
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S. Mayardit: Address to Third Rally of Hope 2020
- Sunday, November 22, 2020
“Working for peace is not an easy task; nor is peace itself something that can be achieved overnight. Peace, to those who desire it, means making painful decisions. It means having endurance to deal with many challenges that prevent its quick realization. And it means having tolerance to hear the other side.”
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M. Ponce: Address to Third Rally of Hope 2020
- Sunday, November 22, 2020
“We Salvadorans are living at a time of deep transformation as a result of a successful peace process. We have given an institutional political direction to our country. With the help of the good offices of the United Nations, we have been the artisans of peace in El Salvador, convinced that the only possibility of overcoming the profound differences that separated us was to face them squarely and with determination.”
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C. Rangel: Address to Third Rally of Hope 2020
- Sunday, November 22, 2020
“To our complete surprise, we were surrounded by tens of thousands of Chinese communist forces. It was a massacre, and only a handful of the soldiers in my unit were able to survive it…. I was wounded, left for dead, yet survived. . So, being able to not talk about war today, but seventy years later, to talk about peace, is so important. God did not create us—no matter what religion we have, or no religion at all—to destroy each other.”
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G. Weah: Address to Third Rally of Hope 2020
- Sunday, November 22, 2020
“Korea has been a divided nation since the beginning of the Korean War many years ago. My own country, Liberia, and several other countries in the West African region have known the suffering, the destruction, and the devastation caused by war and division.”
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S-W Zewde: Address to Third Rally of Hope 2020
- Sunday, November 22, 2020
“It is important that you all reaffirm commitment to the principles and purposes of the UN Charter, which embodies our hope for peace, development and prosperity. These principles and purposes are more relevant today than they were 75 years ago, and they continue to be our guiding force as we aspire to sustain peace and build a better future.”
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K. Otsuka: Address to UPF Webinar
- Tuesday, November 10, 2020
“Of course, the United States and China may play a decisive role, but the role of Russia will be greater than we imagine. As no nation can stand alone in the world, effective international cooperation and support are extremely important for the unification of Korea.”