WE THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS DETERMINED
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to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and
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to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small, and
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to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, and
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to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,
AND FOR THESE ENDS
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to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbours, and
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to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security, and
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to ensure, by the acceptance of principles and the institution of methods, that armed force shall not be used, save in the common interest, and
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to employ international machinery for the promotion of the economic and social advancement of all peoples
