"When I joined the UN War Crimes Tribunal, it was a realization of the dream of justice, that finally after Nuremberg, the UN is going to put the accused on trial again! And I still believe that accountability that eradicates impunity is very, very important for transforming the sordid culture of politics and power that we see in the world. But we need to be humble about the fact that justice will not bring back the dead."

-- Payam Akhavan

#Dream Quotes #War Quotes #Believe Quotes

“Our bodies like rhythm and our brains like melody and harmony.”
“True visionaries are never lukewarm.”
“It cuts one sadly to see the grief of old people; they've no way o' working it off; and the new spring brings no new shoots out on the withered tree.”
“If you just took everyone in the BNP and everyone who votes for them and shot them in the back of the head, there would be a brighter future for us all.”

Source : "Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation". BBC Radio 4, September 13, 2004.
“Honesty is not synonymous with truth.”
“He is a true fugitive who flies from reason.”
“Democracy only works when we claim it as our own”
“I'm sort of like a maniac, and I can't get out of it.”

Source : "Buffalo boy" by Andrew Smith, www.theguardian.com. September 29, 2001.

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