World peace, like community peace, does not require that each man love his neighbor - it requires only that they live together with mutual tolerance, submitting their disputes to a just and peaceful settlement.
Interpretation
World peace hinges on mutual tolerance rather than love, focusing on just and peaceful resolutions to disputes.
In this quote, John F. Kennedy emphasizes that achieving world peace does not necessitate that everyone loves one another; instead, it is essential for individuals to coexist with mutual tolerance. The essence of peace is found in the ability to resolve conflicts fairly and without violence, highlighting the importance of understanding and collaboration among diverse communities.
In practice
This quote can be used to promote dialogue in a community meeting focused on conflict resolution.
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I had always enjoyed the title of Commander-in-Chief until I was informed ... that the only forces that cannot be transferred from Washington without my express permission are the members of the Marine Corps Band. Those are the only forces I have. I want it announced that we propose to hold the White House against all odds at least for some time to come.
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It's not going to be easy to create a world where both sides prefer peace, but we have to try.
They assert that their program is purely peaceful. . . . We want them to demonstrate clearly in the actions they propose that they have truly abandoned any nuclear weapons ambition.
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I cease not to advocate peace; even though unjust it is better than the most just war.
We must be prepared to see an Association of Nations in conference growing into an organic system of world controls for world affairs and the keeping of the worldβs peace, or we must be prepared for β a continuation of war.
I enter negotiations with Chairman Arafat, the leader of the PLO, the representative of the Palestinian people, with the purpose to have coexistence between our two entities, Israel as a Jewish state and Palestinian state, entity, next to us, living in peace.
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