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What drives the world?(Letter to the editor)
SIR: Rosemary Righter's article on the United Nations (September 2006) identifies a multiplicity of world problems: the UN's role in informing the citizenry, preventing humanitarian distress in dysfunctional states and re-defining terms like collective security.
The outline of the UN's reduced credibility and its reform failures reminded me of a story. Young Countess Mitzi applies for a driver's licence in Vienna, circa 1905. The requirement then was to prove the ability to start, drive and stop the vehicle and demonstrate knowledge of how it operates. When questioned on what propels the car, Mitzi replies: ...
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