MORAL IMAGINATION Quotes

“The north of peacebuilding is best articulated as finding our way toward becoming and being local and global human communities characterized by respect, dignity, fairness, cooperation, and the nonviolent resolution of conflict. To understand this north, to read such a compass, requires that we recognize and develop our moral imagination far more intentionally.”
― John Paul Lederach, MORAL IMAGINATION:ART & SOUL OF BUILDING PEACE

“The turning point in our 200-year present is pregnant with enormous potential to constructively impact affect the fundamental well-being of the human community. However, contrary to the range of scientific and political projections, this turn in humanity's journey does not rotate on which specific forms of governing political, economic, or social structures we devise.”
― John Paul Lederach, MORAL IMAGINATION:ART & SOUL OF BUILDING PEACE

“6. On the Gift of Pessimism: Insights from the Geographies”
― John Paul Lederach, The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace