Dwight D. EisenhowerEvery gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.
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The quote is from the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was passed in 1948. The declaration states that every person has the right to food, shelter, clothing, and medical care. It also prohibits discrimination based on race, sex, language, religion, political opinion or other grounds.
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