“Love for others and respect for their rights and their human dignity, irrespective of who or what they are, no matter what religion - or none - that they choose to follow, will bring about real change and set in motion proper relationships. With such relationships built on equality and trust, we can work together on so many of the threats to our common humanity.” HumansRealMatterTogetherHumanityCommonRightsBuiltDignityNo Matter WhatThreatWorking TogetherHuman DignityReal ChangeCommon Humanity Author:Mairead Corrigan
“As a person committed to human rights and international law and the right of self-determination, I would like to see the occupation end. And then it is up to the Palestinians themselves to decide what they want.” WantHumansPersonsEndsSelfLawRightsDeterminationInternationalHuman RightsCommittedOccupationSelf DeterminationPalestinianInternational Law Author:Mairead Corrigan
“We need human security: food, education, health care for our children.” NeedsHumansChildrenCareSecurityOur ChildrenHealth Care Author:Mairead Corrigan
“We as a human family are on this train that is taking us into more and more war and more and more abuse of human rights where a lot of civilians are being killed and where human rights and international law are being set aside by America and NATO.” HumansWarAmericaLawRightsAbuseTrainInternationalHuman RightsCiviliansNatoInternational LawHuman Family Author:Mairead Corrigan
“Those of us who believe in human rights and the truth - particularly the journalists and the media - should stand in defense of Julian Assange and Bradley Manning. We owe them a lot for telling us the truth of what is happening in our world, and that is why I would continue to support them.” WorldShouldBelieveHumansSupportRightsMediaHappeningsHuman RightsDefenseJournalistOur WorldAssangeBradley Manning Author:Mairead Corrigan
“President Obama continues to support war. He continues to remove many basic civil liberties and human rights. He continues to condone drones in Pakistan and Afghanistan that kill women and children. He meets with his advisers every Tuesday morning and signs extrajudicial killings. To me, those are not the actions of a peace person.” HumansChildrenPersonsWarActionPresidentLibertyMorningSupportRightsKillingHuman RightsRemoveAfghanistanPresident ObamaPakistanCivil LibertiesTuesdayDronesAdviserTuesday Morning Author:Mairead Corrigan
“Setting aside human rights and international law to have an agenda of war and killing and occupation to me is totally unacceptable.” HumansWarLawRightsKillingInternationalHuman RightsSettingSettingsAgendasOccupationInternational Law Author:Mairead Corrigan
“To me the Nobel Peace laureates should not be hosted by a State Department that is continuing with war, removing basic civil liberties and human rights and international law and then talking about peace to young people. That's a double standard.” PeopleShouldHumansWarStatesLawYoungTalkingLibertyRightsStandardsInternationalHuman RightsDepartmentContinuingNobelCivil LibertiesDouble StandardInternational Law Author:Mairead Corrigan
“I go to places and I see all these people working on peace education and on a culture of nonviolence and non-killing. You look at all these different movements going on: the environment movement, the interfaith movement, the human rights movement, the youth movement, and the arts movement.” PeopleHumansLooksArtDifferentCultureEnvironmentRightsMovementYouthKillingHuman RightsNonviolenceInterfaith Author:Mairead Corrigan
“We frail humans are at one time capable of the greatest good and, at the same time, capable of the greatest evil. Change will only come about when each of us takes up the daily struggle ourselves to be more forgiving, compassionate, loving, and above all joyful in the knowledge that, by some miracle of grace, we can change as those around us can change too.” HumansTimeEvilCompassionKnowledgeStruggleGraceCapableMiracleForgivingCompassionateOne TimeJoyfulFrailDaily Struggle Author:Mairead Corrigan
“I believe we are on the edge of a quantum leap into a whole new way of organizing and living as a human family.” WayBelieveHumansWholeI BelievePeaceEdgesLeapQuantumNew WaysHuman FamilyQuantum Leap Author:Mairead Corrigan
“We have really got to create a culture in our world today where we recognize that every human life is sacred and precious and we have no right to take another human life.” WorldHumansTodayLife IsCultureSacredHuman LifeOur WorldWorld Today Author:Mairead Corrigan
“I support this proposal and agree with this great and important initiative to abolish militarism and war. I will continue to speak out for an end to the institution of militarism and war and for institutions built on international law and human rights and nonviolent conflict resolution.” HumansImportantWarEndsLawSpeakSupportRightsConflictBuiltAgreeInstitutionsInternationalHuman RightsResolutionInitiativeProposalAbolishSpeaks OutConflict ResolutionInternational LawMilitarism Author:Mairead Corrigan
