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The Age of Peace

unseating the ruler from his throne. However, in a democracy,
it is possible to take the place of the ruling party by the
peaceful process of holding elections. It is these developments
that have made the present age an age of peace, but to avail of
the opportunities of this age requires education. This is why
we see that in educated societies, a change in government is
brought about smoothly by the peaceful process of holding
elections, while in less educated societies, people, still in the
grip of an outdated mindset, are still fighting to wrest control
of political power.
The same is true of economic opportunities. Our ancient
economy used to be based on agriculture and only by usurping
others’ lands could one increase one’s production. Today,
the vast field of industry has opened up and one can be
successful by availing of the numerous opportunities offered
in this sphere.

The de-monopolization of resources in the modern age is
a great blessing, as it has made the violent method totally
irrelevant. Now by peaceful methods, everything can be attained
on a much greater scale. The end of the age of monopolization
and the coming of the age of de-monopolization is, in other
words, the end of the age of violence and the advent of the age
of peace.

The age of de-monopolization has practically eliminated
the option of war. Now opting for war does not arise out of
any kind of necessity, but is only the result of the ignorant
misuse of freedom.

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