Beloved Dead, a poem for peace in 1940, by Max Erhmann, author of the Desiderata (1927)
Before you read this, think VIETNAM, IRAQ, AFGANISTAN, RWANDA, DARFUR
CONGO, 911
"Let nations cease this begging in prayer for peace
As long as one nation is savage, all must remain savage
We humans are not fallen gods, but rising brutes
The task is ours:
Let us lift ourselves above our jungle origin;
For hate and war [let us] substitute understanding and good will
Without these it is the end of [Mankind]
Science without love will destroy [Mankind]."


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