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We must make working life more human.
We need a relevant and efficient United Nations.
A human being is so irreplaceable. So valuable and so unique.
Remember, the burden of sorrow is doubled when it is borne alone.
Humanity is not a church made of stone, in which vault after vault lies open.
Remember one thing - that Sweden is performing better than the rest of Europe.
For us democracy is a question of human dignity. And human dignity is political freedom.
Do not be afraid that joy will make the pain worse; it is needed like the air we breathe.
The Nordic welfare model is in many aspects a good model but it needs more of a choice for individuals.
The rights of democracy are not reserved for a select group within society, they are the rights of all the people.
There is firm support in the Swedish society for the United Nations and, of course, for the Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Human beings will find a balanced situation when they do good things not because God says it, but because they feel like doing them.
Let our New Year's resolution be this: we will be there for one another as fellow members of humanity, in the finest sense of the word.
We think that the Kyoto protocol is a necessary document, necessary process. I am convinced that we will agree to disagree about substance.
It is the hope of the European Union that Ariel Sharon will keep the peace process alive and continue the dialogue according to the wishes of all the parties involved.
A peaceful world requires collective measures for the prevention of war, international cooperation to solve economic and social problems, and respect for human rights.
We say yes to the society of solidarity and democracy where free people together, in mutual respect and under mutual responsibility, shape a life where everyone has equal opportunities and equal value.
The United Nations, and the way we approach collective security, must be adapted to changing circumstances. The United Nations is our prime instrument for effective multilateral solutions and a rule-based international order.
Poverty must be eradicated, the resources of our planet used sustainably, human rights respected, equality between men and women strengthened, HIV/AIDS and other diseases prevented, terrorism stopped, and disarmament and non-proliferation secured.
For us, democracy is a question of human dignity. This includes the political liberties, the right to freely express our views, the right to criticize and to influence opinion. It embraces the right to health and work, to education and social security.
Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties”.- Helen Keller, American author, political activist, and lecturer “Let our New Year's resolution be this: we will be there for one another as fellow members of humanity, in the finest sense of the word.
For us democracy is a question of human dignity. And human dignity is political freedom, the right to freely express opinion and the right to be allowed to criticise and form opinions. Human dignity is the right to health, work, education and social welfare. Human dignity is the right and the practical possibility to shape the future with others. These rights, the rights of democracy, are not reserved for a select group within society, they are the rights of all the people.
History provides many examples of democracy crushed by people who said to be the champion of "genuine democracy" and "the people's real meaning". The realization about this may lead us to a defence position that conceals that democracy is an extraordinarily demanding way of rule. It must constantly find new ways to revitalize, to reach out to people and make them active. Dictatorships offers a machinery of obedience, closed and externally well-oiled. Democracy is based on fairness, openness and pulsating life. Therefore it must constantly be won again.