Harri Holkeri Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

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

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

“When my first child was born in 1962, I wrote a letter to my grandfather telling him how happy I was but how concerned; concerned because there were so many visions which were not very good.”

“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.”

“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.”

“One of the biggest development issues in the world is the education of girls. In the United States and Europe, it has been accepted, but not in Africa and the developing countries.”

“I really do hope that the Millennium Summit gives new impetus to the work of the United Nations.”

“I think I can regard myself as a political decision-maker.”

“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.”

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