The primary, the fundamental, the essential purpose of the United Nations is to keep peace. Everything it does which helps prevent World War III is good. Everything which does not further that goal, either directly or indirectly, is at best superfluous.
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Quotes
This organization is created to prevent you from going to hell. It isn't created to take you to heaven.
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| Birth: | 5th July, 1902 |
| Death: | 27th February, 1985 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Politician |
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Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. was born in Nahant, Massachusetts, USA. He was an American politician. He was a Republican United States Senator from Massachusetts and a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, South Vietnam, West Germany, and the Holy See. He was the Republican nominee for Vice President in the 1960 presidential election. He was elected in 1932, and served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1933 to 1936. He graduated cum laude from Harvard University in 1924.
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