Nations Universal Declaration

Famous quotes containing the words nations, universal and/or declaration:

    “The best nations are those most widely related; and navigation, as effecting a world-wide mixture, is the most potent advancer of nations.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “Perhaps universal history is the history of the diverse intonation of some metaphors.”
    —Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986)

    “Ignorance, forgetfulness, or contempt of the rights of man are the only causes of public misfortunes and of the corruption of governments.”
    —French National Assembly. Declaration of the Rights of Man (drafted and discussed Aug. 1789, published Sept. 1791)