Silvia Cartwright quotes
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“The quest for peace begins in the home, in the school and in the workplace.”
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“The domination of western values, beliefs and way of life has angered many from the east and in developing countries.”
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“There is no glory in war, yet from the blackness of its history, there emerge vivid colours of human character and courage. Those who risked their lives to help their friends.”
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“We in the west are seen as godless, as greedy and as uncaring about the suffering of those in the developing world.”
-- Silvia Cartwright -
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“The rights of the individual are greatly prized in the developed world, but in many other regions they are considered a luxury reserved for the impossibly wealthy.”
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“We can survive as a population only if we conserve, develop sustainably, and protect the world's resources.”
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“Those who kept their sanity and humanity intact in the face of awful adversity. Heroes named and unnamed, some known only to God.”
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“If we are genuinely committed to promoting a culture of peace, as individuals we must look to our values and ensure that we all exhibit a peace loving life to our nation's children.”
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“We often plough so much energy into the big picture, we forget the pixels.”
-- Silvia Cartwright
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Source : "Peter's Quotations : Ideas for Our Time" by Laurence J. Peter, (p. 508), 1977.
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