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Peace is not an absence of war; it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.
Baruch Spinoza
"War is only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace."
Thomas Mann

Exploring humanity’s quest for lasting peace

Talks

This is the decisive decade in the history of humankind.

Costa Rica’s Christiana Figueres, the eloquent and inspirational architect of the Paris Climate Agreement of 2015, invites all of us to become "stubborn optimists."

May the insights and inspirations throughout this town meeting for the planet — presented on the wings of essays, images, speeches, artwork, film, literature, poetry, and music — move you to help fan the aspirational breezes of our shared humanity into winds of change we so urgently need.
Books

The Odyssey (8th century BCE)

Homer, translated by Emily Wilson (2017)
Articles

Each of us

Tony Balis
Photography

Sauti World Map

Articles

1,200 possibilities for Earth's future

Chris Mooney, Naema Ahmed and John Muyskens
Articles

The Humanity Initiative's blueprint for peace gatherings

Curated by Jacqueline Wigglesworth, THI
Commencement Speeches

Real Freedom?

David Foster Wallace, 1962-2008, American author and professor
Books

Paddington Bear (1958)

Michael Bond
Commencement Speeches

Introduction to our commencement archive and top ten speeches.

26 commencement speakers
Commencement Speeches

What Must Be Done?

George C. Marshall
Quotations

"No more war!"

Articles

Sudan marks grim anniversary of civil war

Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post
Books

Lord of the Rings (1954)

J. R. R. Tolkien
Commencement Speeches

Be Your Own Story

Toni Morrison
Commencement Speeches

Becoming Kinder

George Saunders, writer and professor
Talks

PeaceTalks

Ten fellow citizens
Articles

War is a Laboratory for AI

Tristan Harris, Center for Humane Technology, with Paul Scharre
Books

War is a Lie (2010)

David Swanson
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