In a world which is armed to its teeth with nuclear weapons, every quarrel or difference of opinion may lead to violence of a kind quite different from what is possible today.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Nuclear war is such an emotional subject that many people see the weapons themselves as the common enemy of humanity.
Aggression is inherently destructive of relationships. People and ideologies are pitted against each other, believing that in order to survive, they must destroy the opposition.
The world is ruled by violence, or at least the imminent threat of violence. It always has been.
The world is not violent. But there is a lot of violence in it.
Contention does not usually begin as strife between countries. More often, it starts with an individual, for we can contend within ourselves over simple matters of right and wrong. From there, contention can infect neighbors and nations like a spreading sore.
Until we have created a romance of peace that would equal that of war, violence will not disappear from people's lives.
Most quarrels are inevitable at the time; incredible afterwards.
Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared.
Wars and conflicts are not inevitable. They are caused by human beings.
We have nothing in our history or position to invite aggression; we have everything to beckon us to the cultivation of relations of peace and amity with all nations.