The awareness that we are all human beings together has become lost in war and through politics.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Shared humanity is often obscured by conflict and political divisions.
- In plain terms
- War and politics make us forget that we are all human.
- What can you take from it?
- Look past divisions to see shared humanity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What divides us more than unites us?
- How can we remind others of our shared humanity?
Another view
Sometimes political conflict is necessary to defend values.
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