Barry Goldwater Quotes

The United Nations is actually a mid-20th century institution and much weaker than it was when it was originally created, because governments themselves are less capable of implementing the kind of promises or programs that they have put forward.

...the first casualty (of this crisis) had been the United Nations. It would need an immense effort, an almost superhuman effort, to restore the prestige of that organization

The interests of the United States are better served by demanding reform and seeing that reform takes place than by removing our influence from the UN.

Well, I think everybody is frustrated by the finances of the U.N. and the inability to solve problems of war and peace.

The British can not alone act as the policemen of the world.

Those who still believe the United Nations is a human rights organization with the best of intentions are kidding themselves.

My vision of a 'new world order' foresees a United Nations with a revitalized peacekeeping function.

It is not the Soviet Union or indeed any other big Powers who need the United Nations for their protection. It is all the others. In this sense, the Organization is first of all their Organization and I deeply believe in the wisdom with which they will be able to use it and guide it. I shall remain in my post during the term of my office as a servant of the Organization in the interests of all those other nations, as long as they wish me to do so.

If you look at those matters, you will come to the conclusion that the attitude of the United States of America is a threat to world peace.

Kofi Annan was the U.N. Under-Secretary General for peacekeeping operations. He had the responsibilities in regards to the mounting and operation of peacekeeping missions around the world.

Within a few weeks the organization for the maintenance of international peace and security, established by the San Francisco Charter, will be formally launched through the convocation of the first General Assembly of the United Nations.

Let us face it, the U.N. has failed. It has failed in its mission to promote world peace.

So I've gone in and out of the U.N., working on counter-terrorism, on U.N. reform, on peacekeeping, peace and security issues, many things through the years but always with a strong interest in humanitarian issues, and human rights issues as well.

U.S. society doesn't want to play the role of international policeman.

The last Hague Conference has in the meantime expressed its opinion that a body should be established which could prepare for the work involved more effectively than has hitherto proved possible.

The main thing that endears the United Nations to member governments, and so enables it to survive, is its proven capacity to fail, and to be seen to fail.

India seeks to be a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council... things like this don't happen automatically, you need constant dialogue and discussion with the world.

The United Nations has a lot of capacity on the ground.

Currently, the United States provides 22 percent of the U.N. annual budgets, over $900 million in fiscal year 2007, and some of that funding goes to the Human Rights Council.

I am still profoundly troubled by the war in Nicaragua. The United States launched a covert war against another nation in violation of international law, a war that was wrong and immoral.

If the United Nations does not attempt to chart a course for the world's people in the first decades of the new millennium, who will?

The United Nations is your instrument for peace and justice. Use it.

America has saved the world most of the time, but messed it up a couple of times.

One thing the United Nation is good at is producing documents.

This organization [the United Nations] is created to prevent you from going to hell. It isn't created to take you to heaven.