A human manifesto.Human life on our planet is in jeopardy jeopardy, in law, condition of a person charged with a crime and thus in danger of punishment. At common law a defendant could be exposed to jeopardy for the same offense only once; exposing a person twice is known as double jeopardy. . It is in jeopardy from war that could pulverize pul·ver·ize v. pul·ver·ized, pul·ver·iz·ing, pul·ver·iz·es v.tr. 1. To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust. 2. To demolish. v.intr. the human habitat The term habitat comes from ecology, and includes many interrelated features, especially the immediate physical environment, the urban environment or the social environment. . It is in jeopardy from preparations for war that destroy or diminish the prospects of decent existence. It is in jeopardy because of the denial denial, in psychology, an ego defense mechanism that operates unconsciously to resolve emotional conflict, and to allay anxiety by refusing to perceive the more unpleasant aspects of external reality. of human rights. It is in jeopardy because the air is being fouled and the waters and soil are being poisoned This article is about something other than the meaning of the word poison. For the meaning of the word, see Poison. Poisoned is a free peer-to-peer computer program for Mac OS X. . It is in jeopardy because of the uncontrolled increase in population. If these dangers are to be removed and if human development is to be assured, we the peoples of this planet must accept obligations to each other and to the generations of human beings to come. We have the obligation to free our world of war by creating an enduring basis for worldwide peace. We have the obligation to safeguard the delicate balances of the natural environment and to develop the world's resources for the common good. We have the obligation to place the human interest above the national interest and human sovereignty sovereignty, supreme authority in a political community. The concept of sovereignty has had a long history of development, and it may be said that every political theorist since Plato has dealt with the notion in some manner, although not always explicitly. above national sovereignty. We have the obligation to make human rights' the primary concern of society. We have the obligation to create a world order in which man neither has to kill or be killed. In order to carry out these obligations, we the people of this world assert our primary allegiance allegiance, in political terms, the tie that binds an individual to another individual or institution. The term usually refers to a person's legal obligation of obedience to a government in return for the protection of that government, although it may have reference to each other in the family of man. We declare TO DECLARE. To make known or publish. By tho constitution of the United States, congress have power to declare war. In this sense the word, declare, signifies, not merely to make it known that war exists, but also to make war and to carry it on. 4 Dall. 37; 1 Story, Const. Sec. our individual citizenship citizenship Relationship between an individual and a state in which the individual owes allegiance to the state and in turn is entitled to its protection. In general, full political rights, including the right to vote and to hold public office, are predicated on citizenship. in the world community and our support for a United Nations capable of governing gov·ern v. gov·erned, gov·ern·ing, gov·erns v.tr. 1. To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; exercise sovereign authority in. 2. our planet in the common human interest. The world belongs to the people who inhabit in·hab·it v. in·hab·it·ed, in·hab·it·ing, in·hab·its v.tr. 1. To live or reside in. 2. To be present in; fill: Old childhood memories inhabit the attic. it. We have the right to change it, shape it, nurture NURTURE. The act of taking care of children and educating them: the right to the nurture of children generally belongs to the father till the child shall arrive at the age of fourteen years, and not longer. Till then, he is guardian by nurture. Co. Litt. 38 b. it. Life in the universe is unimaginably rare. It must be protected, respected, cherished. We pledge A Bailment or delivery of Personal Property to a creditor as security for a debt or for the performance of an act. Sometimes called bailment, pledges are a form of security to assure that a person will repay a debt or perform an act under contract. our energies and resources of spirit to the preservation of the human habitat and to the infinite (mathematics) infinite - 1. Bigger than any natural number. There are various formal set definitions in set theory: a set X is infinite if (i) There is a bijection between X and a proper subset of X. (ii) There is an injection from the set N of natural numbers to X. possibilities of human betterment bet·ter·ment n. 1. An improvement over what has been the case: financial betterment. 2. Law An improvement beyond normal upkeep and repair that adds to the value of real property. in our time. Hafsat Abiola Founder, Kudirat Initiative for Democracy Nigeria Tadatoshi Akiba Mayor of Hiroshima Japan Tony Benn, M.P. English Parliamentarian United Kingdom Boutros Boutros-Ghali Former UN Secretary General Egypt Willie L. Brown Jr. Mayor, City and County of San Francisco United States Fritjof Capra Founding Director, Center for Ecoliteracy United States Ingvar Carlsson Former Prime Minister of Sweden Co-chair Commission on Global Governance Sweden Eugene Carroll Jr. Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy Retired United States Jimmy Carter President of the United States of America Nobel Laureate, Peace, 2002 United States Sir Arthur C. Clarke Author Sri Lanka Mairead Corrigan McQuire Nobel Laureate, Peace, 1976 Northern Ireland Walter Cronkite Journalist United States Mario Cuomo Former Governor of New York State United States His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso the 14th Dalai Lama Nobel Laureate, Peace, 1989 India Marian Wright Edeiman Founder and President, Children's Defense Fund United States Paul Ehrlich Population and Environmental Scientist United States Richard R. Ernst Nobel Laureate, Chemistry, 1991 Switzerland Adolfo Perez Esquivel Nobel Laureate, Peace, 1980 Argentina Benjamin B. Ferencz Author, Former Prosecutor at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trial United States Gerald R. Ford President of the United States of America United States Arun Gandhi Co-founder, M. K. Gandi Institute for Nonviolence United States Jane Goodall Author, Scientist, Founder of Jane Institute for Wildlife Research United States Hazel Henderson Author, Futurist, Economist United States John Hennessy President, Stanford University United States Arthur Hiller Film Director Recipient, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award 2002 Academy Award Ceremony United States Barbara Marx Hubbard Futurist, Author United States Wolfgang Ketterle Nobel Laureate, Physics, 2001 United States Frederik Willem de Klerk Nobel Laureate, Peace, 1993 Former President of South Africa South Africa David Krieger President, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation United States Dennis Kucinich U.S. Congressman United States Ervin Laszlo Scientist, Founder, Club of Budapest Hungary Norman Lear Author, Television Producer United States Federico Mayor Former Director General, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Spain Zubin Mehta Music Conductor Germany Edgar Mitchell Astronaut Founder, Institute of Noetic Sciences United States Robert Muller Former Assistant UN Secretary General Chancellor, University for Peace Costa Rica Robert K. Musil Executive Director Physicians for Social Responsibility United States Seyyed Hossein Nasr Professor of Islamic Studies George Washington University United States Anaisabel Prera Director General, Fundaciun Cultura de Paz Spain Sir Shridath Ramphal Co-chair, The Commission on Global Governance United Kingdom Robert B. Reich Former U.S. Secretary of Labor United States Douglas Roche O.C. Senator of Canada International Chair, Middle Powers Initiative Canada Eleanor Roosevelt Author, Speaker Niece of Franklin D. Roosevelt United States Mstislav Rostropovich Cellist, Conductor United States Joseph Rotblat Nobel Laureate, Peace, 1995 United Kingdon Oscar Arias Sanchez Nobel Laureate, Peace, 1987 Former President of Costa Rica Costa Rica Frederick Sanger Nobel Laureate, Chemistry, 1958, 1980 United Kingdom Martin Sheen Actor, Activist United States Rt. Rev. Bishop William Swing Founder, United Religions Initiative United States Charles H. Townes Nobel Laureate, Physics, 1964 United States Archbishop Desmond Tutu Nobel Laureate, Peace, 1984 South Africa Lynne Twist Author, Vice Chair Institute of Noetic Sciences United States Elie Wiesel Author, Nobel Laureate, Peace, 1986 United States Jody Williams Nobel Laureate, Peace, 1997 Founding Coordinator, International Campaign To Ban Landmines United States Muhammad Yunus Founder and Managing Director, Grameen Bank Bangladesh |
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