Daisaku Ikeda on education for peace

April 13, 2021 Quotes 0

“Education must cultivate the wisdom to reject and resist violence in all its forms. It must foster people who intuitively understand and know–in their minds, in their hearts, with their entire being–the irreplaceable value of human beings and the natural world. I believe such education embodies the timeless struggle of human civilization to create an unerring path to peace.”

– Daisaku Ikeda (2002)

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