The main thing that endears the United Nations to member governments, and so enables it to survive, is its proven capacity to fail, and to be seen to fail.
- Conor Cruise O'Brien
Survive, United, Main Thing, To Survive
Man watches his history on the screen with apathy and an occasional passing flicker of horror or indignation.
- Conor Cruise O'Brien
Watches, Indignation, His, Passing
Human nature doesn't include all human beings. There are human beings who are indifferent to politics, religion, virtually anything.
- Conor Cruise O'Brien
Nature, Politics, Include, Indifferent
You can safely appeal to the United Nations in the comfortable certainty that it will let you down.
- Conor Cruise O'Brien
Will, United, United Nations, Safely
Nothing does more to activate Christian divisions than talk about Christian unity.
- Conor Cruise O'Brien
Unity, More, Does, Divisions
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