Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves … — U. Thant

Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves.

U. ThantStatesman · b. 1909

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There are other measures of self-respect for a man, than the number of clean shirts he puts on every day. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Men have a respect for scholarship and learning greatly out of proportion to the use they commonly serve. — Henry David Thoreau
No man who is occupied in doing a very difficult thing, and doing it very well, ever loses his self-respect. — George Bernard Shaw
Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace. — U. Thant
The war we have to wage today has only one goal and that is to make the world safe for diversity. — U. Thant