A commitment to human rights cannot be fostered simply through the transmission of knowledge. Action and experience play a crucial role in the learning process.

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• Daisaku Ikeda:

  It is only through such real-life daily struggles and challenges that a genuine sensitivity to huma

• Daisaku Ikeda:

  Human rights will be a powerful force for the transformation of reality when they are not simply un

• Daisaku Ikeda:

  But I believe we must not allow feelings of defeat to take root in our hearts.

• Daisaku Ikeda:

  There are no greater treasures than the highest human qualities such as compassion, courage and hop

• Daisaku Ikeda:

  No one should be left to suffer alone.

• Daisaku Ikeda:

  When one takes action for others, one's own suffering is transformed into the energy that can keep

• Daisaku Ikeda:

  Where there is an absence of international political leadership, civil society should step in to fi

• Daisaku Ikeda:

  We must take steps to prevent further nuclear weapons development or modernization.

• Daisaku Ikeda:

  The crucial thing is to arouse the awareness that as a matter of human conscience we can never perm

• Daisaku Ikeda:

  Humanity has experienced many revolutionary changes over the course of history: revolutions in agri