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Mairead Corrigan, born on January 27, 1944, is an Irish activist known for her peace efforts in the Northern Ireland conflict, particularly for founding the peace group 'Peace People'.

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“Perhaps the greatest contribution that those of us who come from a Christian tradition can make is to throw out the old just-war theory, embrace the nonviolence of Jesus, refuse to kill one another, and truly follow his commandment to "love our enemies.”

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Book:The Vision of Peace: Faith and Hope in Northern Ireland

Source: The Vision of Peace: Faith and Hope in Northern Ireland

“The cross to me is complete nonviolence because Jesus said, "Love your enemy. Do not kill." I realized that I could never kill anyone or hurt anyone, but I was committed to trying to bring about social and political and economic change.”

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“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.”

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“If we want to reap the harvest of peace and justice in the future, we will have to sow seeds of nonviolence, here and now, in the present.”

Source: The Vision of Peace: Faith and Hope in Northern Ireland

“We are all invited to work together for peace. We shall join hands and minds to work for peace through active nonviolence. We shall help one another, encourage one another and learn from one another how to bring peace to our children and to all.”

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“I believe that hope for the future depends on each of us taking nonviolence into our hearts and minds and developing new and imaginative structures which are nonviolent and life-giving for all.”

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Book:The Vision of Peace: Faith and Hope in Northern Ireland

Source: The Vision of Peace: Faith and Hope in Northern Ireland

“...I believe, with Gandhi, that we need to take an imaginative leap forward toward fresh and generous idealism for the sake of all humanity - that we neeed to renew this ancient wisdom of nonviolence, to strive for a disarmed world, and to create a culture of nonviolence.”

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“We need now to build a culture of genuine nonviolence and real democracy.”

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About the Author

Born: January 27, 1944
Known for: Activist
Quotes: 53

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The Vision of Peace: Faith and Hope in Northern IrelandRelated source material

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