Speeches
- Written by: Dr. Emmanuel Dupuy, President, l’Institut Prospective et Securite en Europe, France
“The stakes are high: that is, of building a region integrated on a global scale, linking Africa, the Mediterranean and Europe—brought together under the acronym AME—in which each part finds its centrality and singularity while not forgetting the importance of the collective sense.”
- Written by: Dr. Thomas Ward, President and Professor of Peace and Development Studies, Unification Theological Seminary, USA
“Rev. Moon left behind a legacy that those who review it carefully have to be spellbound by because of the unrivaled number of achievements he realized during his nine-plus decades on the earth.”
- Written by: Joseph F. Dunne, Adjunct Professor, School of Public and International Affairs, University of Bridgeport
“The adversary system and its impact on the rule of law permit an opportunity to protect basic human rights. The adversary system provides an opportunity to resolve disputes.”
- Written by: Dr. Oumar Ndongo, Professor, Cheikh Anto Diop University, Senegal
“Today, teranga is, as a matter of fact, a brand name for Senegal and the Senegalese people in Africa. It calls for openness to other people. Senegal is referred to as le pays de la teranga or ‘the country of teranga.’”
- Written by: Imam Mohammad Ali Elahi, Spiritual leader, Islamic House of Wisdom, Michigan, USA
“How can we bring peace in a world suffering from war, violence, crime, corruption, confusion, pain, poverty, extremism, terrorism, intolerance, misunderstanding, misconception, deception, dishonesty? The first step is dialogue! People of wisdom and dignity coming from all over the world to share ideas for world peace!”
- Written by: Sang-hyun Yoon, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee of the 20th National Assembly of the Republic of Korea
“The formidable nuclear threats from North Korea are shaking the foundation of world peace and security. South Korea is the very concerned party of these threats and likely to be directly hit by a possible attack. That is why we should be the most exemplary nation following the sanction measures to achieve complete implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution.”
- Written by: Hon. Yoshinori Ohno, Minister of Defense (2004-2005); President of IAPP-Japan
“In order to maintain peace, there is much stronger power than defense and diplomatic power. That is human relationship. We could call this sort of human relations 'peace power.' Let’s push forward this peace power. In order to strengthen peace power, let’s promote an exchange of people at all levels, particularly at the level of young people. Exchange of students is called 'ambassadors from the future.' They will surely bring peace on this earth.”
- Written by: Dana Rohrabacher, US Congressman 1989-2019, Former Speechwriter for President Reagan
“I am grateful to have had the opportunity to be on Reagan’s team when we were able to defeat the primary force of evil on the planet: the communist Soviet Union, and we did it without a major war that would have slaughtered millions. How did we do that? We championed the same values that have brought us here today and we helped those fighting for their freedom. We made the enemy of our enemy our friend. It became known as the Reagan Doctrine.”
- Written by: Prof. Dr. Krasae Chanawongse, Chairman, Naresuan University; President, Krirk University; Chairman, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center; Chairman, Panyapivat Institute of Management; President, Thai Association for International Understanding; Founder, Col
“The extent of globalization can be measured by many variables, each with its own paradigm related to many globalization aspects: economics (trade, finance, FDI, portfolio investment, incomes...); political; social; cultural… This process has interrelated effects on the environment, culture, political systems, economic development, prosperity, security, and on human well-being in societies around the world.”
- Written by: Veronica Rosca, Member of Parliament, Republic of Moldova
“Now, probably more than ever, we are living in moments of peace, but this global peace is very weak and needs reliable partners, visionary leaders. Leaders who are open to collaboration with all the states of the world, regardless of the size of the state, its wealth or military power.”
- Written by: Hon. Faustina K. Rehuher-Marugg, Minister of State, Republic of Palau
“As global citizens it is our responsibility to unite our efforts to secure peace and mutual prosperity in our respective regions to promote human development and growth in all aspects of life. We must collaborate, extend cooperation and work in harmony in order to achieve our common goals.”
- Written by: Hon. Barbara Cubin, US Congresswoman (1995-2009)
“Contact every city councilman you know, every county representative, state legislator, congressman, senator, every priest and pastor, every friend and relative. Tell them action is needed in an area of the world to help establish or protect peace. If we established a hot line so we could communicate with partners around the world, we could stop a crisis from happening. Tell your contacts; the more free people who understand a situation, the more local pressure there is for governments to ease or solve an issue.”