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Word: guinzbourg (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1965-1965
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...officers from the Big Five. But as Russian vetoes followed one another in the Council like wolves across the steppe, it became quickly plain that this method of peace-keeping would not work. In fact, the military staff committee still exists, but its U.S. representative, Lieut. Colonel Victor de Guinzbourg, is noted mostly for his compilation of a volume entitled Wit and Wisdom of the U.N. (Sample wisdom from Japan: "A wise man is impartial, not neutral; a fool is neutral, but not impartial"; from East Africa: "Nine is very near...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: THE U.N.: PROSPECTS BEYOND PARALYSIS | 4/2/1965 | See Source »

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