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Dag Hammarskjold

The pursuit of peace and progress cannot end in a few years in either victory or defeat. The pursuit of peace and progress, with its trials and its errors, its successes and its setbacks, can never be relaxed and never abandoned.

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Working toward peace and progress is a long-term effort that won't be fully achieved or lost quickly. It requires continuous dedication despite challenges, mistakes, achievements, and difficulties, without ever giving up.

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