As they used to say 'What if they gave a war and nobody came?' How worthwhile if they declared a day of peace and everybody came.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the irony of war being ignored and the power of collective peace.
Ed Asner's quote reflects on the futility of war, suggesting that its announcement is pointless if no one participates. In contrast, it highlights the value of peace, imagining a scenario where a day dedicated to unity and harmony attracts everyone's involvement, reinforcing the idea that people desire peace over conflict.
In practice
This quote could be used in a speech promoting peace initiatives.
Never stand still. Only stand still enough to learn, and once you stop learning in that stance, move off. Always keep yourself engaged, in theater, in whatever job you can get. If you can't get an acting job, then go backstage. Or take tickets. But be around actors because that is where you will primarily learn.
We all moan and groan about the loss of the quality of life through the destruction of our ecology, and yet every one of us, in our own little comfortable ways, contributes daily to that destruction. It's time now to awaken in each one of us the respect and attention our beloved Mother deserves.
I want to say a simple thing, that the dividing line exists not between Jordan and Israel, but between the proponents of peace and the opponents of peace.
Instead of building the peace by attacking injustices like starvation, disease, illiteracy, political and economic servitude, we spend a trillion dollars on war since 1946, until hatred and conflict have become the international preoccupation.
Peace is not just the absence of war. Like a cathedral, peace must be constructed patiently and with unshakable faith.
Another name for peace is development.
This rally must send a message to the Israeli people, to the Jewish people around the world, to the many people in the Arab world, and indeed to the entire world, that the Israeli people want peace, support peace. For this, I thank you.
One of the most basic principles for making and keeping peace within and between nations. . . is that in political, military, moral, and spiritual confrontations, there should be an honest attempt at the reconciliation of differences before resorting to combat
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