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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

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Politician

Born: November 3rd, 1917

Died: December 18th, 2008

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