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"The Lord had the wonderful advantage of being able to work alone."

January 1, 1970

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Original Language: English

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Variant said by Kofi Annan himself during the "Desmond Tutu Annual International Peace Lecture":"Mr. ambassador, you are right. But God had the unique advantage: He worked alone." (He explains that the question was made by the Russian Ambassador of the U.N. at that time).

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Variant said by Kofi Annan himself during the "Desmond Tutu Annual International Peace Lecture":"Mr. ambassador, you are right. But God had the unique advantage: He worked alone." (He explains that the question was made by the Russian Ambassador of the U.N. at that time).