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Norman Cousins was an American journalist, author, and professor. He is renowned for his role as a journalist and his promotion of laughter as a therapeutic method. Born on June 24, 1915, Cousins passed away on November 30, 1990.

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“If there is a conflict between the easy drift of prosperity and the ordeal of peace, the ordeal of peace comes first.”

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Book:In place of folly

Source: In place of folly

“Humanity today is not safe in the presence of humanity. The old cannibalism has given way to anonymous action in which the killer and the killed do not know each other, and in which,indeed, the very fact of mass death has the effect of making mass killing less reprehensible than the death of a single individual. In short, we have evolved in every respect except our ability to protect ourselves against human intelligence. Our knowledge is vast but does not embrace the workings of peace.”

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Author:Norman Cousins

“But we have yet to make peace basic to our education. The most important subject in the world is hardly taught at all. In the spirit of this passage, the editor has taken the liberty of editing Mr. Cousins' language to make it more gender inclusive.”

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“War is an invention of the human mind. The human mind can invent peace with justice.”

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Book:The New Realities The First Richard Joshua Reynolds Lecture at Emory and Henry College, Emory, Virginia, Nov. 19, 1963

Source: The New Realities The First Richard Joshua Reynolds Lecture at Emory and Henry College, Emory, Virginia, Nov. 19, 1963

“Nothing is more powerful than an individual acting out their conscience, thus helping bring the collective conscience to life.”

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Author:Norman Cousins

“We will not have peace by afterthought.”

Literature Peace Afterthought

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“The only security for the American people today, or for any people, is to be found through the control of force rather than the use of force.”

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“Where is the indignation about the fact that the US and USSR have thirty thousand pounds of destructive force for every human being in the world?”

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Author:Norman Cousins

About the Author

Born: June 24, 1915
Died: November 30, 1990
Known for: Journalist
Quotes: 151

Books & Sources

Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient: Reflections on Healing and RegenerationRelated source material

Head First: The Biology of Hope and the Healing Power of the Human SpiritRelated source material

The celebration of life: a dialogue on immortality and infinityRelated source material

Anatomy of an Illness: As Perceived by the PatientRelated source material

Present Tense; an American Editor's OdysseyRelated source material

The Celebration of Life: A Dialogue on Hope, Spirit, and the Immortality of the SoulRelated source material

Who Speaks for Man?Related source material

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In place of follyRelated source material

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