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Revolution and Peace: the Nicaraguan Road

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  • Ernesto Cardenal

    (Minister of Cultural Affairs, Nicaragua)

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Peace is not just the absence of war; peace means basically justice and brotherhood, love. Nicaragua — the people of Nicaragua — fought an armed revolution against injustice and for real peace: war, the violent destruction of an oppressive and inhuman regime, is more than justified if its aim is the creation of a society where men live in peace with each other; this is the real message of Christ. Consequently, the revolutionary government of Nicaragua is not only creating the conditions for economic development of its people, is not only building schools, hospitals and has embarked on a successful campaign of alpha betization, here the army is not only an army of the people, but it is also a revolution that preaches brotherhood and peace for its former enemies, and practices this by re integrating the former oppressors into society and has abolished the death penalty. Revolu tion means change, means the application of Christian principles, is part of a world-wide historical process of evolution, of reconciliation between men as well as between man and nature.

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  • Ernesto Cardenal, 1981. "Revolution and Peace: the Nicaraguan Road," Journal of Peace Research, Peace Research Institute Oslo, vol. 18(2), pages 201-207, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:joupea:v:18:y:1981:i:2:p:201-207
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