Beats War
We have 12 (plus 1) advocates for PEACE!
Why?
Who are they?
Take your time here.
Cross-reference each quote in the above infographic to its source in the table below.
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| # | Name | Biography |
| 1 | Albert Camus | A French philosopher, author, dramatist, journalist and political activist. Camus received the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history. |
| 2 | Albert Einstein | A German-born theoretical physicist who is widely held to be one of the greatest and most influential scientists of all time. |
| 3 | Baruch Spinoza | A philosopher of Portuguese-Jewish origin, born in Amsterdam. |
| 4 | Ben Franklin | An American polymath and writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence. |
| 5 | Desierius Erasmus | A Dutch Christian humanist, Catholic theologian, educationalist, satirist and philosopher. Through his vast number of translations, books, essays and letters, he is considered one of the most influential thinkers of the Northern Renaissance and one of the major figures of Dutch and Western culture. |
| 6 | Elie Wiesel | A Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, and Holocaust survivor. He authored 57 books, written mostly in French and English, including a work based on his experiences as a Jewish prisoner in Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps. |
| 8 | John F Kennedy | An American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest person elected president and the youngest president at the end of his tenure. |
| 9 | John Lennon | An English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as the founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon’s work included music, writing, drawings and film. |
| 10 | Martin Luther King Jr | An American Baptist minister, activist and political philosopher. He was one of the most prominent leaders in the (USA) civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. |
| 11 | Matthew | Matthew the Apostle is named in the New Testament as one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. According to Christian traditions, he was also one of the four Evangelists as author of the Gospel of Matthew. |
| 12 | Ralph Waldo Emerson | An American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and critical thinking, as well as a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society and conformity. Friedrich Nietzsche considered him ‘the most gifted of the Americans’. |
| 13 | UNESCO | The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. |
| Biographical information from Wkipedia. | ||
I have a keyboard full of things to share about Influential Leadership and peace and war, but I am going to let the eminent lucky 13 dominate the floor—apart from three final points.
- I offer the thought that if we were to define war a little differently, we would discover that we are often ‘at war’ in our relationships, in our homes, teams, schoolyards, workspaces, and communities.
Wars can be subtle, underground, undeclared, guerilla affairs, which have the same mental and attitudinal origins as shooting wars, and are also destructive even if not physically.
- If we spent as much time, effort and resources on making peace as we do on war, there would not be another war until the end of time.
Trillions of dollars are spent to create ever-more destructive ways to commit mass murder.
The cleverest and smartest minds are put to work on weaponizing anything and everything.
Citizens buy shares in companies building weapons—they have an interest in war and killing and murder.
Is it then surprising that we go to war at the drop of a hat (even if the people who start the wars [politicians] send others to do the killing and dying)?
So, if this is not crazy enough—on the one hand we spend these $trillions creating means of mass murder, sending poorer people to kill and die, yet at the same time, we spend another whack of $ saving one life here and another life there… mostly wealthier folk.
It need not be like this.
Peace-making is a choice.
The Influential Leadership Philosophy requires that we change our thinking about peace and war, which will then influence and shape peace over war.
Regards,
Colin @ Karoo
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