"What life has taught me
I would like to share with
Those who want to learn...
[...]
That until the basic human rights are equally
Guaranteed to all, without regard to race
Dis a war
That until that day
The dream of lasting peace, world citizenship
Rule of international morality
Will remain in but a fleeting illusion
To be persued, but never attained
Now everywhere is war"
-- from "War", by Bob Marley, Catch a Fire, 1973
The speech Marley drew from for the lyrics to "War" was by Haile Selassie I, to the General Assembly of the United Nations, 1963-10-04:
[...] On the question of racial discrimination, the Ababa Conference taught, to those who will learn, this lesson: That until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned; that until there are no longer any first class and second class citizens of any nation; that until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes; that until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all, without regard to race - - until that day, the dreams of lasting peace and world citizenship and the rule of international morality will remain but a fleeting illusion, to be pursued but never attained. [...]