The United Nations and the countries that have signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights also claim this truth. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. . . . Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit. End of quote. My friends, what we must do, I exhort you and I challenge you, is to take a stand against a wasteful missile defense system and against arms trade without regard to human rights and international law.
Nothing exacerbates poverty more than war.
We must speak out for a new ethic of globalization one that respects human dignity and holds governments and corporations accountable for their actions in the international community. An ethic that promotes respect for all peoples and nations. In short, we need more love. This ethic, idealistic and impractical as it may seem, can triumph, with your support and that of others like you. If the world is willing to embrace this ethic, the world will have peace.