"Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed;
That ignorance of each other’s ways and lives has been a common cause, throughout the history of mankind, of that suspicion and mistrust between the peoples of the world through which their differences have all too often broken into war;
That the great and terrible war which has now ended was a war made possible by the denial of the democratic principles of the dignity, equality and mutual respect of men, and by the propagation, in their place, through ignorance and prejudice, of the doctrine of the inequality of men and races ..." UNESCO Constitution signed Nov. 1945
It is consequently ignorance that needs to be overcome and mutual respect has to be developed. A life in dignity has to be guaranteed so that nobody goes hungry, unclad or without shelter. All this has been said in the Declaration of Human Rights of Dec 1948.
We have to go back if we want to go forward. We must get down to the nitty gritty. We need to be precise. Knowledge of the people's history is indispensable for the struggles to come.
That ignorance of each other’s ways and lives has been a common cause, throughout the history of mankind, of that suspicion and mistrust between the peoples of the world through which their differences have all too often broken into war;
That the great and terrible war which has now ended was a war made possible by the denial of the democratic principles of the dignity, equality and mutual respect of men, and by the propagation, in their place, through ignorance and prejudice, of the doctrine of the inequality of men and races ..." UNESCO Constitution signed Nov. 1945
It is consequently ignorance that needs to be overcome and mutual respect has to be developed. A life in dignity has to be guaranteed so that nobody goes hungry, unclad or without shelter. All this has been said in the Declaration of Human Rights of Dec 1948.
We have to go back if we want to go forward. We must get down to the nitty gritty. We need to be precise. Knowledge of the people's history is indispensable for the struggles to come.
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