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Harri Holkeri Quotes

Finnish - Politician | January 6, 1937 -

Discussion is just a tool. You have to aim; the final goal must be a decision.

Decision You Goal Aim Discussion

In international or national crises, there are always questions of lack of confidence. You have to change the minds of the people in order to get results.

Change Confidence People Questions

Without rebuilding the confidence between parties, you will never succeed.

Confidence Succeed You Will Never

We have the tools, but we have to learn how to use them. That is my political philosophy.

Tools Learn Political Philosophy How

That is where consensus-building begins-with the idea that you have your own truth, but that the negotiator on the other side of the table has his own truth as well.

Truth You Table Side Own Well

When the problems in Northern Ireland started, it was not a question of Protestantism or Catholicism, because the Catholic church was the only church at that time-it was a nationalist conflict.

Conflict Problems Church Question

In every European nation, there have been problems in history when the society was too divided.

History Society Problems Nation Been

Finland had a civil war less than 100 years ago, just like in Ireland. If you look at the history of newly independent nations, civil war is almost every time present, even in the United States.

History Time War Present You Look

If we go back in the history of different nations, violence and the use of force are part of their heritage. These are the traditions of mankind.

History Violence Back Heritage Go

In Finland, we learned quite a lot from our own civil war. The wounds were visible when I was a boy, but my generation went into the Second World War and it united the Finnish nation, so I do not see any more wounds.

War World Generation Boy More See

In Finland we have equal political rights for women and men. We do not regard ourselves according to sex.

Women Men Political Sex Equal

Men and women have roles - their roles are different, but their rights are equal.

Women Men Equal Men And Women Rights

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