The time has come to educate people, to cease all quarrels in the name of religion, culture, countries, different political or economic systems. Fighting is useless. Suicide.
Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker calls for ending conflicts rooted in religion, culture, or politics. He views such fighting as futile and self-destructive, urging education instead.
- In plain terms
- Fighting in the name of religion or politics is useless and should stop.
- What can you take from it?
- End conflicts based on identity and focus on education.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we stop identity-based conflicts?
- Why is education a solution?
Another view
Deep ideological or religious divisions are hard to resolve with education alone.
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