The guerrilla band is not to be considered inferior to the army against which it fights simply because it is inferior in fire power.
Che GuevaraRead
Peaceful coexistence cannot be limited to the powerful countries if we want to ensure world peace.
Interpretation
True global peace requires cooperation and understanding beyond just the powerful nations.
Che Guevara emphasizes the importance of inclusive diplomacy and cooperation in maintaining world peace. He argues that for peace to be genuine and lasting, it must involve all nations, not just those with power or influence, highlighting the interconnectedness of global society and the necessity for all countries to engage in peaceful coexistence.
In practice
This quote could be used in a speech at a peace conference to highlight the importance of inclusivity in global politics.
The guerrilla band is not to be considered inferior to the army against which it fights simply because it is inferior in fire power.
Every day People straighten up the hair, why not the heart?
It is a revolution that came to power with its own army and on the ruins of the army of oppression.
The final hour of colonialism has struck, and millions of inhabitants of Africa, Asia and Latin America rise to meet a new life and demand their unrestricted right to self-determination.
We must carry the war into every corner the enemy happens to carry it, to his home, to his centers of entertainment: a total war. It is necessary to prevent him from having a moment of peace, a quiet moment outside his barracks or even inside; we must attack him wherever he may be, make him feel like a cornered beast wherever he may move. Then his moral fiber shall begin to decline, but we shall notice how the signs of decadence begin to disappear.
This is not a story of heroic feats, or merely the narrative of a cynic; at least I do not mean it to be. It is a glimpse of two lives running parallel for a time, with similar hopes and convergent dreams.
The quest for a war-free world has a basic purpose: survival. But if in the process we learn how to achieve it by love rather than by fear, by kindness rather than by compulsion; if in the process we learn to combine the essential with the enjoyable, the expedient with the benevolent, the practical with the beautiful, this will be an extra incentive to embark on this great task.
When I pray for peace, I pray not only that the enemies of my own country may cease to want war, but above all that my country will cease to do the things that make war inevitable.
The most peaceful thing in the world is plowing a field. Chances are youβll do your best thinking that way.
Instead of building the peace by attacking injustices like starvation, disease, illiteracy, political and economic servitude, we spend a trillion dollars on war since 1946, until hatred and conflict have become the international preoccupation.
Peace is a question of will. All conflicts can be settled, and there are no excuses for allowing them to become eternal.
Peace is not just the absence of war. Like a cathedral, peace must be constructed patiently and with unshakable faith.
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