Sean MacBride
(1904-1988)

Irish Politician, Helped Found Amnesty International
Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations
1974 Nobel Peace Prize Winner

birthdate: January 26
birthplace: Paris, France

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The big powers are traveling on the dangerous road of armament. The signpost just ahead of us is 'Oblivion.' Can the march on this road be stopped? Yes, if public opinion uses the power it now has.

The right of an individual to refuse to kill, to torture, or to participate in the preparation for the nuclear destruction of humanity seems to me to be fundamental.