au1929 wrote: War is hell, people get killed both military and civilian.
With that as a prime mover the UN was born. Unfortunately it has been a total failure in that regard. It cannot overcome the aggressive nature and greed of man.
The Moscow Declaration (1943) were a provision for a postwar international organization treatment of war crimes. They were followed by the Dumbarton Oaks Conference (Aug. 21-Oct. 7, 1944),
where representatives of China, the Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom formulated proposals for a world organization that became the basis for the United Nations. Which then led to founding of the UN, aiming - according to it's Charta -
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to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war,
to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights,
to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, and to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom".
) has not called either. So i'm thinking i'll go visit a friend, who, like me, has no illusions about how crowded parks and other public venues will be today.
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