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"I really do hope that the Millennium Summit gives new impetus to the work of the United Nations."
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"In international or national crises, there are always questions of lack of confidence. You have to change the minds of the people in order to get results."
"Finland had a civil war less than 100 years ago, just like in Ireland. If you look at the history of newly independent nations, civil war is almost every time present, even in the United States."
"We Finns represent a very transparent and open-minded way of reaching political decisions."
"We have the tools, but we have to learn how to use them. That is my political philosophy."
"I do not want to speak about overpopulation or birth control, but I think education is the way to give new impetus to the poverty question."
"I think we have grave problems. I am very much concerned about environmental questions, even though in Finnish society, we are not facing the most urgent problems."
"I recently reread an article of mine written in 1964, and I think it is still valid. There is not much difference. Many of the items on the agenda 37 years ago are still there."
"One of the biggest development issues in the world is the education of girls. In the United States and Europe, it has been accepted, but not in Africa and the developing countries."
"There are many challenges, there are many obstacles; let us try to change the obstacles to advantages."
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