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   2/28/09

   clioandme

   There is no one-size-fits-all recipe. Each conflict stems from different causes and requires different solutions.

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   2/28/09

   nithyananda

   ATTAIN INNER PEACE THRU MEDITATION, THEN OUTER PEACE WILL HAPPEN BY ITSELF. sounds too simple, right? yet our enlightened masters from ancient and contemporary times from india have said this again and again. it is simply up to us to practice and realize it within ourselves. the more people do it, the more the peace and bliss will spread from the inside to the outside engulfing all of planet earth. utopia? no. try for yourself for only one month or even only one week and see what happens inside of you
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   2/28/09

   warlord0

   If the price of freedom is eternal vigilance, then the cost of peace must be war.

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   2/28/09

   xmarks

   all peace requires is extinction.

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5. 

   3/03/09

   samhaydenjr

   We need to realise that many conflicts in the world have a history too complicated to achieve "Past Justice" (except in the case of extreme cases of violence, when an institution like the International Criminal Court comes into play) and that the best we can aim for is Present and Future Justice.

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6. 

   9/17/09

   akfortruth

   The true essence of life cannot be realized without continuous examination of the social influences, which shape our daily existence. Politics and the rule of law, creates either stability or chaos. Culture and the morals of the society in general are the way in which humankind expresses their individuality and diversity in a single self or as a whole nation. Brutality, hunger, starvation, oppression and the suffering of children are the order of the day yet many turn a blind eye; therefore, truth becomes a cliché.

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   9/17/09

   akfortruth

   There is no question that the events of our time are the consequence of the policies of our governments around the globe. A political party in power within a country is the direct result of the perception of its people about their domestic and the international affairs. Our histories, cultures and religious beliefs and that which we are told of other peoples are what mainly shape such a perception. If these stated factors are not represented truthfully, justice is not served and peace is consequently compromised.

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8. 

   9/18/09

   anticsrocks

   "They have not wanted Peace at all; they have wanted to be spared war -- as though the absence of war was the same as peace." - Dorothy Thompson

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9. 

   9/18/09

   libertycast1

   This simply will never happen. It may get better and worse over time. Humans are not equal and not perfect at that. Human and cultural relations education would be a good start though.

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10. 

    9/19/09

    jeremyjanson

    I disagree with those who say education is the key on the simple fact that most people don't actually bring anything home from their education. The best way to create "peace" (I don't know why we even use that word for it - certainly world peace has nothing to do with the inner kind) is to expand and integrate global economies until the cost of going to war is too high and the sharing of folk tradition and the wisdom of, not great scholars, but the little man becomes thorough enough at the community level to find war distasteful.

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11. 

    9/20/09

    Edistojoe

    Golda Mier, as head of the Jewish State, dealt with conflict most of her life. She also has some wonderful and insightful quotes.
    
    On peace: "We shall have no peace with the Arabs until they love their children more than they hate us."
    
    On Arab Conflict: "We don't thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient. "
    
    
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12. 

    9/21/09

    Agit8r

    I wonder if the OP is referring to the state of the world...
    
    or this discussion board... o_0

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13. 

    9/22/09

    akfortruth

    simply: if there's not justice in the world there will never be peace..
    
    It's a very simple formula when you think about it, however but humane arrogance and greed are the two opposing road blocks

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