Universal peace is the goal.
Sadly there seems to be violence everywhere ... violent crime, human rights abuses and numerous wars - strangely many wars are fought in the name of justice or religion. In contrast to the manipulating views broadcast by politicians from time to time, looking back at the lessons of history, the message is clear:
Violence and war does not buy peace. It buys violence and war. It buys death and destruction.
One wonders how many wars would have been averted if the leaders had been compelled to take their place amongst the troops at the front lines ...
Peace is not just the absence of war. The path to peace includes the elimination of all forms of violence - whether physical, verbal, or emotional. Anything forced upon another living creature constitutes abuse.
To achieve the goal, we need to is to oppose all forms of violence.