“ Responsibility does not only lie with the leaders of our countries or with those who have been appointed or elected to do a particular job. It lies with each one of us individually. ”
14th Dalai Lama, Nobel Lecture (1989). copy citation
| Author | 14th Dalai Lama |
|---|---|
| Source | Nobel Lecture |
| Topic | responsibility individuality leaders |
| Date | 1989 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1989/lama-lecture... |
Context
“But it is of little benefit to try to solve one problem if doing so creates an equally serious new one. So really we have no alternative: we must develop a sense of universal responsibility not only in the geographic sense, but also in respect to the different issues that confront our planet.
Responsibility does not only lie with the leaders of our countries or with those who have been appointed or elected to do a particular job. It lies with each one of us individually. Peace, for example, starts with each one of us. When we have inner peace, we can be at peace with those around us. When our community is in a state of peace, it can share that peace with neighbouring communities, and so on.” source
Responsibility does not only lie with the leaders of our countries or with those who have been appointed or elected to do a particular job. It lies with each one of us individually. Peace, for example, starts with each one of us. When we have inner peace, we can be at peace with those around us. When our community is in a state of peace, it can share that peace with neighbouring communities, and so on.” source
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