Warriors for humanity, their weapons of choice, and rationale:
Annan: Management leadership,
to improve effectiveness of world organizations.
Arbour: Jurisprudence,
to prosecute war crimes.
Carson: Forewarning of environmental collapse,
to preserve integrity of ecosystems.
Dalai Lama: Love,
to conquer hate.
Einstein: Inquiry and truth,
to illuminate mysteries of the universe.
Gandhi: Co-optation,
to win friendship of the oppressor.
Ginsburg: Justice, intellect, and strength of will,
to battle gender hypocrisy in the workplace and in law.
Ingersoll: Humanism,
to discourage belief in the supernatural.
Jefferson: Ethical principles,
to win consent of the governed.
Kennedy: Courage and good will,
to manage foreign hostility.
King: Encouragement of all people,
to eliminate root causes of racism.
Lincoln: Emancipation,
to negate the legal basis of slavery.
Obama: Perseverance,
to battle obstruction of human progress.
Paine: Dissemination of progressive ideas, to inspire
democratic change.
Roosevelt, Eleanor: Formulation of human rights standards,
to be applied universally.
Thunberg: Environmental activism,
to combat climate change.
Tolstoy: Pacifism,
to frustrate exploitive government.
Yousafzai: Untiring commitment,
to end repression of girls and women.
Other weapons in their arsenals:
Analysis of context, to preempt snap judgment.
Calm, to neutralize agitation.
Compassion, to overcome indifference.
Collaboration, to silence ego.
Depth, to drown shallowness.
Empowerment, to eliminate helplessness.
Evidence, to dispel myth.
Humility, to slay hubris.
Quietude, to silence stridency.
Rule of law, to suffocate impunity.
Softness, to co-opt harshness.
Tolerance, to unbalance prejudice.
Other weapons in their arsenals:
Analysis of context, to preempt snap judgment.
Calm, to neutralize agitation.
Compassion, to overcome indifference.
Collaboration, to silence ego.
Depth, to drown shallowness.
Empowerment, to eliminate helplessness.
Evidence, to dispel myth.
Humility, to slay hubris.
Quietude, to silence stridency.
Rule of law, to suffocate impunity.
Softness, to co-opt harshness.
Tolerance, to unbalance prejudice.
Will Walsh