Difference is of the essence of humanity. Difference is an accident of birth and it should therefore never be the source of hatred or conflict. The answer to difference is to respect it. Therein lies a most fundamental principle of peace – respect for diversity.
“To practice nonviolence, first of all we must learn to deal peacefully with ourselves.”
“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.”
“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."