EARTH CITIZEN PLEDGE

 Earth Citizen Pledge

"Aware of the vastness of the universe and the uniqueness of life, I
accept and affirm my responsibility as an Earth Citizen to nurture and
care for our planet as a peaceful, harmonious home where life may
flourish.

Believing that each of us can make a difference, I pledge to persevere in
Waging Peace.  With my spirit, intellect, and energy I shall strive to:

* Reverse the nuclear arms race, and end this omnicidal threat to the
continuation of life;

* Redirect scientific and economic resources from the destructive
pursuit of weapons technologies to the beneficial tasks of ending
hunger, disease, and poverty;

* Break down barriers between people and nations, and by acts of
friendship, reduce tensions and suspicions;

* Live gently on the Earth, reclaiming and preserving the natural
beauty and profound elegance of our land, mountains, oceans, and sky;

* Teach others, by my words and deeds, to accept all members of the
human family, and to love the Earth, and live with dignity and justice
upon it."

--From Waging Peace II

Found at this website http://underground.musenet.org:8080/orenda/

And this from another section of the website.

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone; it is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hope of its children." --Dwight D. Eisenhower

Odd how one of America's most successful generals really hated war. It was something you waged as a last resort, not the first tool in the kit.