QUOTES
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utopia of today can become the reality of tomorrow. Utopias are conceived by optimistic
logic which regards constant social and political progress as the ultimate goal
of human endeavor; pessimism would plunge a hopeless mankind into a fresh cataclysm.
But though I take my place in the crowded ranks of the optimists, I draw a distinction
between the aims which can be realized immediately and those for which we are
not yet ready. Today one thing is certain: thanks to the marvellous inventions
and discoveries of our era, the human spirit has finally awakened a social order
long dormant: the solidarity of nations. This solidarity, spurred on by an irrepressible
force to assert itself, must be protected in the exercise of its rights and duties.
