Alfred-Maurice de Zayas Quotes
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In a democracy, it is the people who are sovereign. Therefore, with regard to the promotion of democracy at the local, country and regional levels, civil society must have a stronger voice in all political processes.
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Education is necessary to unlearn privilege, unlearn exclusion, unlearn discrimination, unlearn prejudice, unlearn war.
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I condemn the lack of proper investigation of the massacres and the impunity of those responsible for them.
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If we want world peace, we must break the vicious circle of violence and reprisal, of an eye for an eye, of endless hate.
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Peace is not the silence of cemeteries, but the song of social justice.
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Participation is a hallmark of democratic governance.
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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.
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The cost in human lives of every armed conflict is staggering, but the economic cost of wars can continue for generations.
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Democracy is not the end product, but the means to the end, which is the enjoyment of human rights by all.
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Democracy is not an end in itself, but a means to achieve the sacred promises of human dignity, justice and peace.
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The families of the killed and disappeared are entitled to the right to know what happened to their loved ones, and to adequate reparation for the suffering endured.
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The diagnosis is clear, but changing the status quo has proven difficult, because often those who are elected do not govern, and those who do govern are not elected.