Ideology of Peace
A MANIFESTO OF PEACE
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A MANIFESTO OF PEACE
PEACE is the only religion for both man and the
universe. In a peaceful environment all good things
are possible, whereas in the absence of peace, we
cannot achieve anything of a positive nature, either
as individuals, or as a community. The same holds
true at national and international levels.
WHAT IS PEACE?
Scholars have defined peace thus: “Peace is the
absence of war.” This definition is absolutely
correct. Peace in fact means the absence of a
situation of war or violence.
However, some people hold this definition of peace
to be inadequate. They say that peace should be
accompanied by justice; that peace devoid of justice
is no peace. But setting such a condition for the
attainment of peace is impractical. This is because
peace on its own does not bring justice. That is,
justice is not necessarily an element of peace. What
peace does, in actual fact, is to open up
opportunities. It creates favourable conditions that
