Jordan has a strange, haunting beauty and a sense of timelessness. Dotted with the ruins of empires once great, it is the last resort of yesterday in the world of tomorrow. I love every inch of it.
King Hussein IRead
Without peace and without the overwhelming majority of people that believe in peace defending it, working for it, believing in it, security can never really be a reality.
Interpretation
What this quote means
True security cannot exist without a widespread commitment to peace among the people.
King Hussein I emphasizes that lasting security is only achievable when a significant majority of people actively support, believe in, and work towards peace. Without this collective effort and shared belief, security remains elusive and fragile, as it is peace that lays the foundational groundwork for a harmonious society.
Themes
PeaceSecurityMajorityCommitmentBelief
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a speech promoting peace initiatives.
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God help us from those who believe that they are the sole possessors of truth. How we manage at times to agree willingly to become prisoners within our own minds and souls of beliefs and ideas on which we can never be flexible.
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In this life struggle, here I am among you fully cognizant that a true believer has no fear of what God has ordained for him. Those who are visited by fear live only for their present, under the illusion that the world began with them and will end with their departure.
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For our part, we shall continue to work for the new dawn when all the Children of Abraham and their descendants are living together in the birthplace of their three great monotheistic religions, a life free from fear, a life free from want - a life in peace.
King Hussein IRead
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