Word: eban
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Abba Eban, a former Israeli Foreign Minister, says the G-7 partners could be a real force for action, "but they have not learned to think together. They bring together an extraordinary concentration of power, but their meetings don't seem to produce anything." Eban's prescription: "They should recognize that collectively they have immense power to change the human condition, but individually they have not. They should set up a permanent institution, almost like a new state. Existing bodies cannot do the job." That would require both the wisdom and the leadership qualities of modern-day philosopher-kings. Though...