The Ideology of Peace by Maulana Waiduddin Khan - page 12

Ideology of Peace
THE IDEOLOGY OF PEACE
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instinctively cherished the idea of a democratic
polity and we find some instances in human history
where such a system had been successfully
established, although only in a partial way. But the
advent of a full-fledged revolution on the basis of
democracy became a reality only when the thinkers
of modern Europe presented the instinctive
aspirations of human beings in the form of a
comprehensive ideology.
The same is the case with peace. Peace has always
been, in every age, a human need. However, in
modern times, peace has become so vital to the
survival of mankind that it has now literally become
a matter of life and death for humanity. Peace
means life: its absence means death.
The writer’s aim is to present peace in the form of a
complete ideology—an ideology which awakens
human consciousness; which provides the answer
to all life’s problems in terms of peace; which
describes the utmost importance of peace, right
from the individual to the international level. Peace
is a prerequisite for all kinds of human progress.
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