Speeches
- Written by: Imam Mohammad Ali Elahi
President Barack Hussein Obama's message Friday marking the beginning of Ramadan was the best we have ever heard from a Christian president. He expressed respect for the Muslim community's values, contributions and the seriousness of his commitment to a new beginning between America and 1.5 billion Muslims around the world.
- Written by: Dr. Sun Myung Moon, Founder, Peace Cup
Excerpts of address in Seville, Spain, during the Peace Cup competition, August 1, 2009
Let us all offer applause in gratitude to God, our Heavenly Father who governs all life and death, fortune, and misfortune of all creation for giving us these beautiful and dazzling seasons and days. During this season, vibrant with life, God is blessing us to blossom beautifully like flowers and to live lives that are as bright as the sun and as clear as the waters of a stream.
- Written by: Dr. Chung Sik Yong, Chairman, Universal Peace Federation-Asia
Your accomplishments for the sake of the Sikkimese people, especially the up-liftment of the poor, downtrodden, and marginalized, are truly remarkable. I am confident that you will achieve your aspiration for the people of Sikkim to be poverty-free and 100 percent literate.
- Written by: Dr. Pawan Chamling, Hon. Chief Minister of Sikkim, India
- Written by: Ingrid Lindemann, President Women's Federation for World Peace-Germany
Let us always be aware that we are the fountain of life. This paradigm shift will change society and together with the scientific paradigm shift that peace is natural for both man and woman we will create the culture of peace and heart.
- Written by: Dr. Elke Preusser Franke
"Days should speak and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
The understanding of the elder becomes unwavering with age." - Job 32:7
- Written by: H.E. Gabriel Messan Agbeyome Kodjo, Prime Minister, Togo (2000-2002)
- Written by: Hasan Muratovic, Former Prime Minister, Bosnia-Herzegovina
The war in Bosnia-Herzegovina was the most tragic war after the Second World War in Europe. Although the fighting may have stopped, the conflict has not been truly finished because there is no reconciliation yet. We have open borders and thus the opportunity is available for people to reconcile and reestablish good relations.
- Written by: Fauzia Assifi, American University, Afghanistan
Today I am going to take you on a short, short journey of why Afghanistan is in such a fragile situation. Why do we have all the nations in the world involved in bringing peace to Afghanistan and yet we are still the killing field of the world today?
- Written by: H.E. Kessai H. Note, Former President, Marshall Islands
I fully support the vision initiated by Rev. Moon to restructure the United Nations by including the religious leaders of the world and by adopting a God-centered approach to world peace and security.
- Written by: Mrs. Geetha Rajan, Trustee, UPF-India
The UPF call of “One Family Under God” resonates with an ancient Indian philosophical assertion of Vasudaiva Kutumbakam, the whole world is one single family.
- Written by: Rt. Hon. Gen. Malimba N. Masheke, Chairman, UPF-Zambia
We have to go beyond our limited consciousness and bring God’s love onto our families, then stretch out our hand and heart to the east and west, north and south to help and educate one another, making the world into a better place for all of us, as One Family Under God.