And now, as in no other age, we seek it because we have been warned, by the power of modern weapons, that peace may be the only climate possible for human life itself. There must be justice, sensed and shared by all peoples, for without justice the world can know only a tense and unstable truce. There must be law, steadily invoked and respected by all nations, for without law the world promises only such meager justice as the pity of the strong upon the weak. But the law of which we speak, comprehending the values of freedom, affirms the equality of all nations, great and small. Historians have recently raised their estimation of Eisenhower, who while in office was generally viewed as a benevolent but detached golfer.
Peace is the way.
Such is the teaching of the Sages. Not that contentment and rest are to be despised, but peacemongers would do well to acknowledge that war has long held attractions, and not all of them obviously ignoble or embraced only by a tiny band of elite leaders who gain power or wealth from war. War can be seen as and sometimes really is an adventure that can be experienced in no other way. It is a testing ground, especially for young men who feel the need to discover what they are really made of. It can impart a sense of camaraderie and fellowship, of strong feelings for one's fellows that is difficult to find in any other endeavor.