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What kind of peace do we seek? Not a Pax Americana enforced on
the world by American weapons of war. Not the peace of the grave
or the security of the slave. I am talking about genuine peace,
the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living, the kind
that enables men and nations to grow and to hope and to build a
better life for their children - not merely peace for Americans
but peace for all men and women - not merely peace in our time
but peace for all time. . . .
Let us examine our attitude toward peace itself. Too many of us think it is impossible. Too many think it unreal. But that is a dangerous, defeatist belief. It leads to the conclusion that war is inevitable - that mankind is doomed - that we are gripped by forces we cannot control. We need not accept that view. Our problems are manmade - therefore, they can be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. Man's reason and spirit have often solved the seemingly unsolvable - and we believe they can do it again.
-- President John F. Kennedy,
Commencement Address
at American University in Washington, 10 June 1963 |
To criticize one's country is to do it a service and pay
it a compliment . . . it is a compliment because it
evidences a belief that the country can do better than it
is doing.
-- J. William Fulbright, The Arrogance of Power,
Vintage Books; New York, 1966, p.25 |
After reading "Sanctions and War on Iraq: In 300 words" by Citizens Concerned for the People of Iraq, and being deeply moved by its concise articulation of that decade-long crisis situation, I wanted to create something similar regarding the conundrum that is 9-11. However, given the scale and multi-dimensional nature of unresolved and unknown factors involving the events of that day, I have elected to record some of the more significant issues people in America must collectively address.
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