Contrary to conventional wisdom, ideas and faith are what make the world go around. Money just greases the axle. Idealism is the strength of the world's religions, the impetus for historical movements like the emergence of Communism and democracy, and the moral foundation of nations.
Ideas move men.
Neither facts nor pragmatic considerations have the same power. Man seeks a link to eternity through what he perceives as truths that transcend the limits of his own finiteness. Peace is such an ideal. The inspirational force generated by the idea of peace was demonstrated once again at the mass rally in memory of Yitzhak Rabin on the anniversary of his assassination. Cynically manipulated into a partisan show of support for Labor party policies that were repudiated at the polls, the event still succeeded in drawing tens of thousands of Israelis, moving them with songs of peace.