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Alvin Adams

Humanitarian missions are little different from any other public enterprise, diplomacy included, which is susceptible of misinterpretation by the public, hence ultimately of failure.

Alvin Adams

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Humanitarian efforts, like other government activities including diplomacy, can be misunderstood by people. This misunderstanding can lead to these efforts not achieving their intended goals.

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