My friend James Morris heads the World Food Programme, whose task it is to feed the hungry. He recently told me, 'If I could have just 1 per cent of the money spent on global armaments, no one in this world would go to bed hungry.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- ElBaradei cites James Morris to highlight that a tiny fraction of global military spending could feed the hungry, pointing to misplaced global priorities.
- In plain terms
- If we moved just a tiny bit of money from weapons to aid, no one would go hungry.
- What can you take from it?
- Redirect military spending toward human needs.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do we value defense over feeding people?
- How can we change public opinion on military spending?
Another view
Defense budgets are often driven by political and security interests that are hard to shift.
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