Creed
of Peace
A Practical
Approach
I am guilty of war when I proudly exercise my
intelligence to the disadvantage of my fellow man.
I am guilty of war when I distort others' opinions
which differ from my own.
I am guilty of war when I show disregard for the
rights and properties of others.
I am guilty of war when I covet what another has honestly acquired.
I am guilty of war when I seek to maintain my superiority of position
by depriving others of their opportunity of advancement.
I am guilty of war if I imagine my kin and myself
to be a privileged people.
I am guilty of war if I believe a heritage entitles
me to monopolize resources of nature.
I am guilty of war when I believe other people
must think and live as I do.
I am guilty of war when I make success in life
solely dependent upon power, fame, and riches.
I am guilty of war when I think the minds of
people should be regulated by force, rather than by reason.
I am guilty of war when I believe the
God I
conceive is the one others must accept.
I am guilty of war when I think that a land of a
man's birth must necessarily be the place of his
livelihood.
Anonymous
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