Strange how blind people are! They are horrified by the torture chambers of the Middle Ages, but their arsenals fill them with pride!
Bertha Von SuttnerRead
I wanted to be of service to the Peace League, and how could I better do so than by trying to write a book which should propagate its ideas? And I could do it most effectively, I thought, in the form of a story.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote expresses a desire to contribute to a cause by sharing its ideals through storytelling.
Bertha Von Suttner emphasizes the power of storytelling as a means to advocate for peace. By choosing to write a book that propagates the ideas of the Peace League, she highlights the belief that literature can be a powerful tool for promoting social change and influencing people's thoughts and actions in favor of peace.
Themes
PeaceStorytellingServiceAdvocacyLiterature
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about peace initiatives, you might say, 'As Bertha Von Suttner once stated, I wanted to be of service to the Peace League through storytelling.'
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