The Importance Of World Peace

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Humankind has desperately wanted world peace for centuries. The idea of a world government can be traced as far back as the early 1300s to the great work De Monarchia. Written by an Italian Poet named Dante Alighieri, he writes about his dream of having a single universal monarchy ruling the world. There have been numerous attempts to create organizations to achieve peace. After the world was torn apart by the world wars the cry for world peace significantly gained momentum. One of the major advocates for this was Albert Einstein who famously remarked at a rally for students “a world government must be created which is able to solve conflicts between nations by judicial decision”. It is quite possible that we are at the brink of fulfilling …show more content…
Gordon B. Hinckley was an American religious leader who might have been the first to realize that globalization can cause peace. He noted how counties like the United States, India, and Great Britain unified into their own single nations and suggested that globalization would have this effect worldwide. So why hasn’t world peace been achieved, and can global business be the solution?
Global peace hasn’t been achieved yet due to numerous barriers stopping it. One is the history between nations, as it’s a struggle to just make peace when you’ve grown up learning about the conflicts between your country and its neighbors (ex: Israel & the Middle East). Then there are countries like North Korea and Iran, where the government uses propaganda to create divides between their people and the world. There is also the media that feeds on conflicts as it creates interesting storylines, but being reminded of conflict isn’t conducive to peace. Another cause is the presence of
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These businesses, which in some instances are more powerful when governments, are proven to make profits and satisfy their shareholders social requirements by giving back to the community and fostering peace. Pick n Pay the second largest supermarket chain in the region of southern Africa has made it their vision to enable South Africans to provide for their own needs by enhancing and developing skills and by supporting projects that encourage

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