But the turning points of history and progress in human civilization have come from those who set out to change the world. An International Coalition to Stop Armed Conflict and Genocide. War is as pervasive as the wish for peace is universal. The causes of war are many and complex. Our call to end it is single-minded and simple.
Cynics insist that war is an inherent part of human society.
To end war would be to end history. But crime and poverty, too, have always been part of human history. Any political leader who admitted to giving up on the fight to end crime or poverty would quickly be returned to private life by voters. Paradoxically, in the case of war, those who seek to abolish it are the ones to be considered soft in the head. The 20th century illustrates the paradox only too well.