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10. You think it is perfectly plausible that Klingons and
Vulcans would be able to live peaceably as part of a planetary
federation, so why not the nations of Earth?
9. You admire the people of Switzerland, and not just because
they make good watches.
8. You celebrated the 200th anniversary of the publication of
Immanuel Kant's essay, "Toward Perpetual Peace."
7. You've heard of Immanuel Kant.
6. You think Albert Einstein was a genius, and not only
because of his Theory of Relativity.
5. You're a Bahai (or, at least, you're sympathetic to what
they believe).
4. You think Socrates was ahead of his time when he said, "I
am a citizen of the world."
3. You know that Esperanto is NOT a kind of flavored coffee.
2. You think John Lennon had the right idea.
1. You can complete the following phrase, "Till the war-drum
throbb'd no longer, and the battle-flags were furl'd..."
NOTES on the Profile of a World Federalist--
(just for fun)
(10) You know the reference to characters in the 'Star Trek' series, right?
(9) Switzerland is a peace-loving country. More than that, it is a
federation of several 'cantons.' Throughout much of its pre-federal
history, the Swiss were constantly fighting among themselves over
divisions of culture, language, etc. By creating a federal system of
government, the Swiss avoided all that fighting and evolved into a
prosperous nation.
(8) Kant's essay proposed that perpetual peace could be achieved by
the creation of a law of nations founded upon a federation of free states.
(7) He was an 18th century philosopher.
(6) Albert Einstein was a world federalist. "We must educate the people
and work toward creating a public sentiment to outlaw war.... Men must be
taught to think in world terms.... If we want to avoid war, we must try to make
aggression impossible through the creation of an international tribunal having
real authority.... Military training and competition in armaments will never
avert war." (1935).
(5) Adherents of the Baha'i faith believe that, “World Peace is not only
possible but inevitable, it is the next stage in the evolution of this planet . . .”
(4) The notion that each of us is a citizen of the world isn't new; it has
been around for a long time.
(3) It isn't a coffee. It is an artificial language that is not specific to
any nation. It was created for use as an international second language.
The Universal Esperanto Association (founded 1908) has members in 83
countries. Estimates of the number of Esperanto-speakers range from
100,000 to several million.
(2) "Imagine all the people, living life in peace...."
(1) "...In the parliament of man, a federation of the world."
(Alfred Lord Tennyson)
http://www.vcn.bc.ca/wfcvb/youmay.html
10. You think it is perfectly plausible that Klingons and
Vulcans would be able to live peaceably as part of a planetary
federation, so why not the nations of Earth?
9. You admire the people of Switzerland, and not just because
they make good watches.
8. You celebrated the 200th anniversary of the publication of
Immanuel Kant's essay, "Toward Perpetual Peace."
7. You've heard of Immanuel Kant.
6. You think Albert Einstein was a genius, and not only
because of his Theory of Relativity.
5. You're a Bahai (or, at least, you're sympathetic to what
they believe).
4. You think Socrates was ahead of his time when he said, "I
am a citizen of the world."
3. You know that Esperanto is NOT a kind of flavored coffee.
2. You think John Lennon had the right idea.
1. You can complete the following phrase, "Till the war-drum
throbb'd no longer, and the battle-flags were furl'd..."
NOTES on the Profile of a World Federalist--
(just for fun)
(10) You know the reference to characters in the 'Star Trek' series, right?
(9) Switzerland is a peace-loving country. More than that, it is a
federation of several 'cantons.' Throughout much of its pre-federal
history, the Swiss were constantly fighting among themselves over
divisions of culture, language, etc. By creating a federal system of
government, the Swiss avoided all that fighting and evolved into a
prosperous nation.
(8) Kant's essay proposed that perpetual peace could be achieved by
the creation of a law of nations founded upon a federation of free states.
(7) He was an 18th century philosopher.
(6) Albert Einstein was a world federalist. "We must educate the people
and work toward creating a public sentiment to outlaw war.... Men must be
taught to think in world terms.... If we want to avoid war, we must try to make
aggression impossible through the creation of an international tribunal having
real authority.... Military training and competition in armaments will never
avert war." (1935).
(5) Adherents of the Baha'i faith believe that, “World Peace is not only
possible but inevitable, it is the next stage in the evolution of this planet . . .”
(4) The notion that each of us is a citizen of the world isn't new; it has
been around for a long time.
(3) It isn't a coffee. It is an artificial language that is not specific to
any nation. It was created for use as an international second language.
The Universal Esperanto Association (founded 1908) has members in 83
countries. Estimates of the number of Esperanto-speakers range from
100,000 to several million.
(2) "Imagine all the people, living life in peace...."
(1) "...In the parliament of man, a federation of the world."
(Alfred Lord Tennyson)
"Our goals are the same as those
of the U.N.'s founders, who sought
to replace a world at war with one
where the rule of law would
prevail, where human rights were
honored, where development
would blossom, where conflict
would give way to freedom from
violence."
–President Ronald Reagan
Address to the U.N. General
Assembly, Sept 26, 1983
of the U.N.'s founders, who sought
to replace a world at war with one
where the rule of law would
prevail, where human rights were
honored, where development
would blossom, where conflict
would give way to freedom from
violence."
–President Ronald Reagan
Address to the U.N. General
Assembly, Sept 26, 1983