¶ … Peace Possible in the Modern World?
Is peace possible in the world as we know it today? One side of the human brain, if idealistic, might reply: "Certainly peace is possible, even perpetual peace, but it is possible only if visionary, bold and intelligent leadership emerges in key international places." The other side of the brain could well answer like this: "Are you kidding? There are too many terrorists, and too many greedy, power-crazed nationalist leaders pushing and shoving and developing weapons to ever expect a peaceful world." And meanwhile, what did some of the great thinkers and philosophers have to say about the prospects of peace?
THUCYDIDES: Thucydides, in writing about the Peloponnesian War, makes it clear that human nature tends to dictate how history plays itself out, and he does not blame the Gods or other forces for this war. Thucydides, who is a young man, and an intellectual, is living in Athens; he writes (38) at great length about the many differences between the Athenian life (his life) and the style of living in Sparta. In his explanation of the differences between education in his city state, Athens, and education in Sparta, he writes that "from their earliest boyhood" the Spartans "are submitted to the most laborious training in courage"
. The Athenians, on the other hand, according to the writings of Thucydides, " ... pass our lives without all these restrictions, and yet are just as ready to face the same dangers as they are."
As more evidence that Athens is the more worthy, the more generous, literate, informed and intelligent society, Thucydides (39) writes: "We Athenians, in our own persons, take our decisions on policy or submit them to proper discussions: for we do not think that there is an incompatibility between words and deeds ... " What is bad for a nation, he continues, " ... is to rush into action before the consequences have been properly debated ... we are capable at the same time of taking risks and of estimating them beforehand."
(Here, Thucydides is saying about war in his time what others in 2004...
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