I never again want to see the face of a starving child or hear the weeping of a mother who has lost her son to war. Peace, this is what my husband gave his life for, and I want the world to know that he did not die in vain. Peace, this is what will make me very happy.
Interpretation
This quote expresses a deep desire for peace and the pain caused by loss in war.
Jehan Sadat's quote reflects her personal sorrow and yearning for peace in the aftermath of war, particularly emphasizing the profound impact of losing loved ones and the hope that such sacrifices are not forgotten. It underscores the belief that the ultimate goal of those who have died in conflicts should be the attainment of peace, not further suffering.
In practice
A speech at a peace rally to honor those lost in conflict.
The methods of peace propaganda which aim at establishing peace doctrine by argument and by creating a feeling favorable to peace in general seem to fall short of reaching the springs of human action and of dealing with the causes of the conduct which they seek to modify.
Before peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.
The world cannot live at peace without the United Nations. For this reason: it creates a reasonable guarantee that all this change in the world, these tremendous political and economic developments, can be channelized, kept orderly. The United Nations is a mold that keeps the hot metal from spilling over.
I want to say a simple thing, that the dividing line exists not between Jordan and Israel, but between the proponents of peace and the opponents of peace.
On this International Day of Peace, let us dare to imagine a world free of conflict and violence
The challenge of preventing any further proliferation of nuclear weapons is just such a trial in the quest for world peace, one that cannot be achieved if we are defeated by a sense of helplessness. The crucial element is to ensure that any struggle against evil is rooted firmly in a consciousness of the unity of the human family, something only gained through the mastery of our own inner contradictions.
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