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  • "When states decide to use force to deal with broader threats to international peace and security, there is no substitute for the unique legitimacy provided by the United Nations." KOFI ANNAN, U.N. Secretary-General, introducing President Bush to the General Assembly

    "Will the United Nations serve the purpose of its founding, or will it be irrelevant?" GEORGE BUSH, in his speech before the General Assembly on the need for action against Iraq

    "I don't know what the lady in the restaurant heard or assumed. She must have had some kind of prejudice." JAVED CHAUDHARY, father of Omar, who was detained in Florida after a woman told police he was joking about Sept. 11

    "Raise your hand if you're sick of Sept. 11." LIZ MORRISON, high school teacher in Manchester, Mo., in an effort to engage her students in a discussion of the attacks; two-thirds raised their hands

    "Voting in Dade County is a lot like going to a casino. You hope it will work out, but you know it's beyond your control." REP. CARRIE MEEK, Florida Democrat, on voting-machine problems that fouled up another election in her state

    Sources: New York Times (2), AP, New York Times, Miami Herald