Wednesday, November 04, 2015

Dona Nobis Pacem


I am a peace blogger, because like Mimi Lenox, I believe words are powerful.

In today's hothouse political climate, where some Presidential candidates like to trumpet their machismo and their eagerness to talk tough and "stare down" other world leaders, it might be helpful recall that this is how an American President addressed the United Nations in September 1963, at the height of the Cold War.


It was that approach that brought the world from the brink of disaster in Cuba a year earlier.

It's been said that Americans vote their wallets, that the economy is a principal motivator when we go to the polls. I hope everyone who sees this will also think about what kind of world we want to live in, and how who we elect as President will help shape that world, when we vote.

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15 comments:

  1. Peace doesn't need fancy dramas or fanfares. Peace needs peace. Lovely post.

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  2. Just hope peace every where. My ‪#‎blog4peace‬ ‪#‎blogblast4peace‬ ‪#‎donanobispacem‬ 2015 is live at http://bit.ly/1XOs6va

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  3. Yes: A process. A journey. An evolution.

    Dona Nobis Pacem,

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  4. Happy Peace day wishes!

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  5. I applaud your comments and we in Canada are very concerned about who will be the next President as it impacts us as well. I hope people vote with their values. Peace to you and yours.

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  6. We are purring for peace and join you today.

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  7. Excellent post. Peace.

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  8. I wish we had a leader with the eloquence of Kennedy.
    Your posts are always relevant and timely. You make me think. Thank you for that.
    I am glad you're a peace blogger.

    Peace to you and yours,
    Mimi

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  9. Anonymous7:08 PM

    "The pursuit must go on." I concur! Peace to you.

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  10. Peace to you and yours.

    http://www.momentsofintrospection.com/2015/11/dona-nobis-pacem-grant-us-peace.html

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  11. Peace is tough and yet thankfully many of us continue to strive for it

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  12. Peace is tough and yet thankfully many of us continue to strive for it

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  13. I guess sometimes we go through eras when striving for peace comes from the top down. We must be in an era now when we have to strive from the bottom up.

    Peace to all!

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  14. Peace globe #10,298 in the Official Peace Globe Gallery @ blog4peace.com
    Thanks, Gal!

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