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21 " Still, at its heart the Rwandan story is the story of the failure of humanity to heed a call for help from an endangered people.The international community, of which the UN is only a symbol, failed to move beyond self-interest for the sake of Rwanda. While most nations agreed that something should be done they all had an excuses why they should not be the ones to do it. As a result, the UN was denied the political will and material mean to prevent the tragedy. "
― Roméo Dallaire , Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda
22 " Don't withdraw, don't surrender, don't give up. "
― Roméo Dallaire
23 " For most countries, serving the UN's objectives has never seemed worth even the smallest of risks. Member nations do not want a large, reputable, strong and independent United Nations, no matter their hypocritical pronouncements otherwise. What they want is a weak, beholden, indebted scapegoat of an organization, which they can blame for their failures or steal victories from. "
24 " This lack of hope in the future is the root cause of rage. If we cannot provide hope for the untold masses of the world, then the future will be nothing but a repeat of Rwanda, Sierra Leone, the Congo and September 11. "