Dag Hammarskjöld, address at University of California Convocation, Berkeley, California (May 13, 1954)
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It has been said that the United Nations was not created in order to bring us to heaven, but in order to save us from hell.
— Dag Hammarskjöld on United Nations
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About Dag Hammarskjöld
Dag Hammarskjöld (29 July 1905 – 18 September 1961) was a Swedish diplomat, the second United Nations Secretary-General, and a Nobel Peace Prize recipient. He oversaw U.N. responses to Cold War crises, the decolonization of Africa, and the Arab-Israeli conflict. He was killed in a plane crash while attempting to mediate the Congo Crisis.
About Dag Hammarskjöld
Dag Hammarskjöld (29 July 1905 – 18 September 1961) was a Swedish diplomat, the second United Nations Secretary-General, and a Nobel Peace Prize recipient. He oversaw U.N. responses to Cold War crises, the decolonization of Africa, and the Arab-Israeli conflict. He was killed in a plane crash while attempting to mediate the Congo Crisis.
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