Bernard Kouchner
(1939-)

French Diplomat, Co-Founded Doctors Without Borders
2006 National Freedom Award

birthdate: November 1
birthplace:
Avignon, France

QUOTES

“It makes you sick to think that ... people are dying at this moment looking for water in the desert”

“To be alone as a pioneer...like we were, was difficult. My strategy was not only to help the people, or transform the world, but to do both”

"I would not talk about any use of force ... I do not want it to be said that I am a warmonger! ... My message was a message of peace, of seriousness and of determination. ... The worst situation would be war. To avoid that, the French attitude is to negotiate, negotiate, negotiate, without fear of being rebuffed, and to work with our European friends on credible sanctions."

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