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From the postface

"In 1932, Albert Einstein said "War cannot be humanized. It can only be abolished".
Is it possible to imagine a world without wars? Many people answer this question with a simple "there have always been wars". Yet this is not a true answer but a general ascertainment. I think today it is not only possible but also extremely necessary to plan a world without wars if we wish to avoid self-destruction. We must immediately understand which are the essential conditions to establish not only a policy of peace but also peace as the policy.
For many, many years, we have been witnessing the consequences of human relationships based on abuse and exploitation, and on the use of force and violence. Taking into account the results, the tremendous amount of dead people, hunger, illness and poverty that humanity has already suffered, and considering the deep pain which we have caused ourselves, so weird, or utopic, we must look for a different way." […]

(Gino Strada)

 
   
     
 
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