Edward M. Kennedy: “during her visit to Boston earlier this month, Ireland's President, Mary Robinson, delivered a major address at Harvard…”

“during her visit to Boston earlier this month, Ireland's President, Mary Robinson, delivered a major address at Harvard on the future of the world community and the need for more effective international cooperation to deal with the challenges we face. In her address on March 11, she emphasized the opening words of the preamble of the U.N. Charter--``We the peoples of the United Nations, determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.'' She urged the western industrial nations of the world to renew and update that commitment today, by dealing more effectively with the opportunities and responsibilities of being part of the larger global community. She reminded us all of the importance of this aspect of our leadership. As she stated, We need a vision of the whole * * * that does not protect some of us from an acceptance of crisis simply because we are fortunate enough to be exempt from its immediate consequences. She urged nations to learn to respect one another's diversity, so that we can draw strength and not weakness from our differences. She urged us to explore and share new approaches to economic development, alleviation of poverty, and protection of the environment.”