09/24/1980
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"I know it will not be easy to reach agreements."
"We can no longer expect that the other 150 nations will follow the dictates of the powerful, but we must continue--confidently--our efforts to inspire, to persuade, and to lead."
"The time has come for the principle of majority rule to be the basis for political order."
"To let this opportunity pass could mean disaster not only for the Middle East but, perhaps, for the international political and economic order as well."