“Everywhere you go on the continent of Europe at this hour you see the conflict between militarism and industrialism. You see the expansion of industrial power pushed forward by the energy, hope, and thrift of men, and you see the development arrested, diverted, crippled, and defeated by measures which are dictated by military considerations.” MenEnergyHoursPowerMilitaryGoes OnDevelopmentConflictEuropeOppressionDeceptionConsiderationContinentsDefeatedExpansionArrestedThriftCrippledMilitarism Book:War and Other Essays Source: War and Other Essays
“Our first and most pressing problem is how to do away with warfare as a method of solving conflicts between national groups or between groups within a society who have different views about how the society is to be run. If you look back, you will see that warfare was an invention, just as ways of handling government or taxes are inventions. You will see, too, that once people use an invention they go on using it until they find another which they think is superior.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayFirstsLooksDifferentWarUseProblemGovernmentRunningViewsGroupsGoes OnConflictTaxesMethodInventionSuperiorsWarfareDifferent Views Book:PEOPLE AND PLACES Source: PEOPLE AND PLACES
“The planet's biggest problems have to do with sustainability, environmental decline, global poverty, disease, conflict and so forth. Really, they're all interconnected - it's one big problem, which is that the way we're doing things can't go on.” WayProblemBigsPovertyPlanetsGoes OnConflictDiseaseEnvironmentalSustainabilityDeclineBig ProblemsInterconnectedGlobal Poverty Author:Alex Steffen
“In addition to world conflicts, the most challenging problem we face today is hunger, deprivation and social injustice. Because we're ruled by separate self-interest, we go on accumulating personal wealth, ignoring the well being of the others.” WorldWellsSelfProblemTodayFacesSocialInterestChallengesWealthGoes OnConflictInjusticeHungerWell BeingSelf InterestDeprivationSocial InjusticePersonal Wealth Author:Satish Kumar
“We have no other choice but to go on managing the conflict. We propose a stability plan: We want to strengthen the Palestinian Authority economically and establish mutual industrial zones and help them to develop independent energy capabilities, enabling the Palestinians to live their lives independently and have a future. This is where the European States should invest, not in NGOs that harm Israel.” WantShouldStatesHelpingChoicesEnergyPlansGoes OnConflictAuthorityIndependentIsraelHarmZoneMutualStabilityCapabilityPalestinianProposeEnabling Author:Ayelet Shaked
“When I was a child, we seemed to be living in a world remote from the rest of the world. But television has made a great difference to all of us. If something happens where I live, you see it tomorrow or perhaps even at the same time it is happening there. It's not "one world" in the sense that conflicts are resolved in the world. But we are more one world in that we know what is going on and are psychologically influenced by what goes on around us.” IfsKnowsWorldChildrenMadeHappensDifferencesTelevisionGoes OnTomorrowConflictHappeningsThings Happen Author:Nadine Gordimer