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Mairead Corrigan
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We as a human family are on this train that is taking us into more and more war and more and more abuse of human rights where a lot of civilians are being killed and where human rights and international law are being set aside by America and NATO.
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I support this proposal and agree with this great and important initiative to abolish militarism and war. I will continue to speak out for an end to the institution of militarism and war and for institutions built on international law and human rights and nonviolent conflict resolution.
Mairead Corrigan
It's not for me to say from the outside what the Palestinian people should have. That would be very arrogant.
Mairead Corrigan
Our common humanity is more important than all the things that divide us.
Mairead Corrigan
Setting aside human rights and international law to have an agenda of war and killing and occupation to me is totally unacceptable.
Mairead Corrigan
Once we link up and network, there will be new institutions, new beginnings, and a change in the economy because capitalism is destroying many people's lives. It's just one leap to think in a different way.
Mairead Corrigan
We really can do things in support of each other very, very quickly.
Mairead Corrigan
The experience of a lot of us women is that too much money is being spent on militarism and war.
Mairead Corrigan
We need political leadership that will move the world away from war into solving its problems through dialogue and negotiation, to build friendship with people, which is not what we've had with this war on terror.
Mairead Corrigan
Perhaps the greatest contribution that those of us who come from a Christian tradition can make is to throw out the old just-war theory, embrace the nonviolence of Jesus, refuse to kill one another, and truly follow his commandment to love our enemies.
Mairead Corrigan
I was born into a Catholic family. I grew up in West Belfast. Faith was very important to us eight children and my mother and father. It was grounded in the Christian tradition of social involvement.
Mairead Corrigan
I go to places and I see all these people working on peace education and on a culture of nonviolence and non-killing. You look at all these different movements going on: the environment movement, the interfaith movement, the human rights movement, the youth movement, and the arts movement.
Mairead Corrigan
To stand up for peace and against war and for disarmament is very courageous here in America.
Mairead Corrigan
Those of us who believe in human rights and the truth - particularly the journalists and the media - should stand in defense of Julian Assange and Bradley Manning. We owe them a lot for telling us the truth of what is happening in our world, and that is why I would continue to support them.
Mairead Corrigan
I witnessed a lot of violence, and I found myself asking the question: Do you ever use violence to try to bring about political change?
Mairead Corrigan
I think Assange has been very courageous. I've also defended Bradley Manning. I think they've been tremendously courageous in telling the truth, and the public has the right to the truth.
Mairead Corrigan
I believe passionately in the power of people.
Mairead Corrigan
We have to start from the fact that there are always alternatives to violence.
Mairead Corrigan
I am very hopeful that there is a solution to the Israeli/Palestinian injustice.
Mairead Corrigan
We need now to build a culture of genuine nonviolence and real democracy.
Mairead Corrigan