| "Any man's death diminishes mebecause I am | | | | about which philosophy we want to follow. Will we |
| involved in Mankind." | | | | follow the idea that the strong will continue to |
| John Donne (1572-1631) | | | | exploit and subdue the weak, leading to more |
| From the beginning of time when the first group | | | | poverty, continual war and possible complete |
| of humans walked on the earth so many millions | | | | annihilation, or will we begin to see that all men are |
| of years ago, the strongest tribe conquered their | | | | entitled to live with security and dignity and begin |
| weaker neighbors and showed them no mercy. | | | | to devise new ways to make this possible? |
| They took all their possessions and subsequently | | | | Already a few powerful men are beginning to try |
| killed or enslaved everyone in the group. | | | | make a difference . Men like Bill Clinton, Ted |
| Even in more civilized times, many landowners and | | | | Turner, Bill Gates and Sir Richard Bransom are |
| factory owners in all countries used their workers | | | | implementing ways to help all people regardless of |
| and slaves without regard to their welfare. | | | | their country, race or religion to live better lives. |
| As more people became educated they began to | | | | Let us hope that this will be a signal to other |
| notice the inequity between the different classes | | | | great hearted, powerful individuals and to all |
| and began to demand better conditions for those | | | | leaders of powerful countries which will take us in |
| individuals who had no rights. | | | | a new direction, and which will give to all children a |
| The earth is now at an important crossroad in it's | | | | new chance for happiness and for hope. |
| history. In a nuclear age, we must think carefully | | | | |