Ideology of Peace
PEACE AND VIOLENCE
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There are some who call this kind of peace negative.
They say peace has no value unless it is
accompanied by justice. If they are offered peace,
pure and simple, they will not accept it. They hold
that they should first be given justice and their
rights, and then only can they live peacefully with
others. “Peace with justice” is their watchword. This
shows a lack of realism in their thinking. The truth
is that justice does not directly follow on from a
state of peace. The aim of establishing peace is, in
fact, to open up opportunities for the achievement
of justice, rather than the actual bringing of justice
into being.
Peace, of course, is a highly desirable state of being
because, once it is established, everyone has the
opportunity to make plans, and then achieve
whatever he wants. But those who insist on the
prior condition of justice going hand in hand with
peace will find neither peace nor justice. And they
will continue to fight in the name of securing
justice. In this way they will never let such peace
prevail as will provide an atmosphere conducive to
securing justice.
