There hasn't been a single day's break in fighting since 1945. Some battle has been going on somewhere or the other on the planet. This is a clear declaration by human beings that the way we are right now, we are incapable of being peaceful
Additional information/ Source: Book: Culture of Peace; Page: 1
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