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A Healthy Vision Of The Future Is Not Possible Without An Accurate Knowledge Of The Past.

If We Are To Put The Era Of Nuclear Terror Behind Us, We Must Struggle Against The Real 'enemy.' That Enemy Is Not Nuclear Weapons Per Se, Nor Is It The States That Possess Or Develop Them. The Real Enemy That We Must Confront Is The Ways Of Thinking That Justify Nuclear Weapons; The Readiness To Annihilate Others When They Are Seen As A Threat Or As A Hindrance To The Realization Of Our Objectives.

The Effects Of Human Rights Education Can Be Dramatic In Awakening People To The Value And Power Of Their Own Lives, As Shown In The Following Stories.

Having Lived Through The Transition From Totalitarianism, I Am Acutely Mindful Of The Need To Never Take For Granted The Basic Freedoms Of Thought, Expression And Belief That Democracy Brings.

The Idea Of Interdependence Is Central To Buddhism, Which Holds That All Things Come Into Being Through The Mutual Interactions Of Various Causes And Conditions.