Wednesday, June 11, 2008

DECLARATION OF PEACE

Eight Score years ago our sisters brought forth a Declaration of Sentiments that began to loosen the chains of tyranny against women of all races. And now, we are engaged in a great civil battle where our inalienable rights have been eroded from within, testing whether this great nation or any nation so conceived in liberty and justice can long endure. We have failed to bring peace on a battlefield thousands of miles away that threatens our very resources and has bankrupted our economy putting the burden of debt upon our children’s children. Now is the time to change the course of history and to stand against the tyranny that has destroyed our personal freedoms. Now is the time to stand against the tyranny that robs our youth to wage battles of little consequence. Now is the time to turn our focus and our resources not on war but on building a future of peace for all mankind. A time foretold by the prophets of old and is here now. A time to turn the swords of injustice into plowshares is upon us. Now is the time to work for peace and transform our army from a killing machine into the human hands of loving kindness that can secure our future and the future of our children. Let us protect the innocent, empower the weak, assist the needy, celebrate diversity and enrich our environment, for now is the time for peace. A time testing whether this nation or any nation so dedicated can long endure. May peace be the guiding light that leads this great nation out of the blindness of tyranny.

Let not the lives of our soldiers die in vain but let us now learn and move forward in our struggle for world peace and step down from our place of domination and stand with all our brothers and sisters from every nation as we dedicate our resources to a world in peace and diversity. Let us go where we have not gone before and give the world the inalienable right to live in peace that from this basis all rights are derived and realized. Let us go forward in peace and put down our weapons of mass destruction. Let us go forward in peace and put down our weapons of mass destruction. Let us go forward in peace and feed the hungry. Let us go forth in peace and educate the youth of today to build a greater future for tomorrow. Let us go forward in peace and provide self sufficiency to our poorer brothers and sisters. Let us go forward in peace and celebrate the diversity of cultures and put an end to senseless genocide. Let us go forth in peace and build a better earth for all our children to enjoy. Let us triumph and go forth in peace.

Reif Erickson

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