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What is the Great Law of Peace?

Councils of Iroquois Natives had put a lot of thought and discussion into these issues almost 300 years before America declared her independence in 1776. The Iroquois Confederacy was based on The Great Law of Peace and much of those original teachings wer adopted and incoporated into The United States Constition and later into the United Nations.

“ The Iroquois system, expressed through its constitution, “ The Grat Law of Peace,” rested on assumptions foreign to the monarchies of Europe: it reagarded leaders as servants of the people, rather than their masters, and made provisions for the leaders’ impeachment for errant behavior. “-Bruce Johansen, Forgotten founders.

Currently America spends 10 times more on military and war than on healthcare, housing and education. It is also one of the worlds biggest manufacturers and exporters of weapons to countries around the world. This isn’t just an American problem, it’s a global issue since foreign policies are influenced by weapons lobbyists.

We are part of a global community. We see the effects of failed policies causing grave suffering for people everywhere. The true ideals of Liberty also include a responsibility to the whole would be an expression of ethical values regardless of any particular religion, corporation, or national-state who claim to hold itself as vistuous.