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PRINCIPLES to guide the exercise of human responsibilities
- Every person's dignity demands that he or she contribute to the freedom and dignity of others. - Lasting peace cannot be established without a justice which is respectful of human dignity and of human rights. - To ensure the full flowering of the human personality, its non-material aspirations as well as its material needs must be addressed. - The exercise of power can only be legitimate if it serves the common good, and if it is monitored by those over whom it is exercised. - Consumption of natural resources to meet human needs must be integrated in a larger effort of active protection and careful management of the environment. - The pursuit of prosperity cannot be separated from an equitable sharing of wealth. - Freedom of scientific research implies accepting that this freedom is limited by ethical criteria. - The full potential of knowledge and know-how is realised only through sharing them, and through using them in the service of solidarity and the culture of peace. - In reaching decisions about short-term priorities, the precaution must
be taken of evaluating long-term consequences with their risks and uncertainties.
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