Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for SurvivalLime Tree, 1992 - 291 pages |
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... limits of power in relations between nations . In the nuclear age , we reached the threshold of absolute power only to find that across it lay oblivion . The ultimate sanction was that in destroying the enemy's world you de- stroyed ...
... limits of power in relations between nations . In the nuclear age , we reached the threshold of absolute power only to find that across it lay oblivion . The ultimate sanction was that in destroying the enemy's world you de- stroyed ...
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... limits of immorality within one state , among one people . It is the same with our country , the planet . More than a century after Lincoln , we have to face up to those limits in our global community and decide what kind of world is ...
... limits of immorality within one state , among one people . It is the same with our country , the planet . More than a century after Lincoln , we have to face up to those limits in our global community and decide what kind of world is ...
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... limits is indubitable - limits , in particular , to Earth's carrying capacity . Earlier warnings may have been premature , but they were aimed in the right direction . Science and technology have en- larged our options and postponed our ...
... limits is indubitable - limits , in particular , to Earth's carrying capacity . Earlier warnings may have been premature , but they were aimed in the right direction . Science and technology have en- larged our options and postponed our ...
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Our Country, The Planet: Forging A Partnership For Survival Shridath S. Ramphal No preview available - 1992 |
Our Country, The Planet: Forging A Partnership For Survival Shridath S. Ramphal No preview available - 1992 |
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