Most Nobel Laureates have carried out our work in safety, but there are others who have acted with great personal courage. None has provided more vivid reminders of the dangers of peacemaking than two of my friends, Anwar Sadat and Yitzak Rabin, who gave their lives for the cause of peace in the Middle East.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Some peace activists face extreme personal risks, including death, to advance the cause of peace.
- In plain terms
- Many peacemakers take great risks and sometimes die for their cause.
- What can you take from it?
- Peacemaking often requires immense personal courage.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What risks are worth taking for peace?
- Who are peace heroes?
Another view
It focuses on death rather than successful peace efforts.
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