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Mind Power - Positive thinking

1. Believe In  Yourself ! Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own pow- ers you cannot be successful or happy. But with self-con- fidence you can succeed. A sense of inadequacy interferes with the attainment of your hopes, but self-confidence leads to self-realization and achievement. Because of the importance of this mental attitude, this book will help you believe in yourself and release your inner powers. An appalling number of people are made miserable by an inferiority complex. But you need not suffer from this trouble. You can develop faith in yourself. After a convention, a man approached me and asked, “May I talk with you about a matter of desperate impor- tance to me?” We went backstage and sat down. “I’m in town to handle the most important business deal of my life,” he explained, “but I don’t believe I can put it over. I am discouraged and depressed. In fact,” he lamented, “I’m just about sunk. Why is it ...

The United Nations (UN)

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United Nations The United Nations (UN), which emerged in 1945 from the devastation of global conflict, aims to "save succeeding generations from the scourge of war". Its mission is to maintain international peace and security and to promote friendly relations between countries. The UN Charter upholds human rights and proposes that states should work together to overcome social, economic, humanitarian and cultural challenges. BACKGROUND The UN's predecessor, the League of Nations, was established after the 1914-18 World War. It aimed to prevent another global conflict, but it failed to halt the slide towards war in the 1930s and was disbanded in 1946. Much of the league's structure and many of its aims were adopted by its successor. In 1944 the US, Britain, the Soviet Union and China met in Washington and agreed on a blueprint for a proposed world organisation. The blueprint formed the basis of talks in 1945 between representatives from 50 ...