Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,Ur Förenta Nationernas allmänna förklaring om de mänskliga rättigherna
Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people,
Whereas it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law,
Whereas it is essential to promote the development of friendly relations between nations,
Whereas the peoples of the United Nations have in the Charter reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women and have determined to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,
Whereas this world is too friggin’ messed up for me to sit idly at the sidelines and do nothing,
Ja alltså det där sista står naturligtvis inte i FN:s förklaring, utan det kom jag på all by me onesies. Just vad det där något är, som är motsatsen till nothing, det vet jag inte än. Förutom då att bli så bra jag nånsin kan på detta, och närhelst jag får möjlighet omsätta mina kunskaper i handling. Och så skriva förstås.
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