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A bi-weekly audio series and podcast service, hosted by Committee on Conscience Project Director Bridget Conley-Zilkic, that brings you the voices of human rights defenders, experts, advocates, and government officials. Vital voices addressing one of humanity's most vital issues. The opinions expressed in these interviews do not necessarily represent those of the Museum.
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12/22/06
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If you've read this blog for a while, you'll have gathered that I'm not Kofi Annan's biggest fan. My main complaint is that in the battle between his heart and his bureaucratic instincts, the latter too often have prevailed. But he said something today in his farewell to the Security Council that bears highlighting: While change for the worse is often dramatic, change for the better is generally incremental. This notion can unfortunately be an alibi for complacency for people in positions like Annan's; nevertheless, it's true. And we can't give in to despair because change is slower than we would like. I'm reminded of a passage I once read in a book: "It is said that the seeds found in the tombs of the Pharoahs still germinated. Nothing is ever lost." Quite simply, we can't give up.
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