[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 30 (Thursday, March 17, 1994)]
[Senate]
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[Congressional Record: March 17, 1994]
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 FRANK KELLY REMINDS US IT'S TIME AGAIN TO SAY ``GIVE PEACE A CHANCE''

  Mr. PELL. Mr. President, Frank Kelly, for many years a leader of the 
Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, is one of the ``wise 
men'' of our age. His life has spanned most of the years in this 
century, and he has witnessed the many ways in which our world has been 
torn apart by violence, the countless millions who have become 
refugees, the abandonment of ethical principles, what he refers to as 
``the moral meltdown of our times.''
  For over a quarter of a century Frank Kelly has advocated the 
convening of ``summit meetings for humanity.'' The first such meeting 
took place in Santa Barbara, CA, in July, 1993, sponsored by the 
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation of which he is senior vice president. A 
second meeting is scheduled for July 5-7 of this year.
  Frank Kelly calls attention to a proposed ``planetary code of 
ethics'' drafted by the Parliament of the World's Religions, 
representing more than 100 religious organizations that assembled in 
Chicago in 1993. The leaders who attended included the Dalai Lama, 
other Buddhists, representatives of Christian denominations and many 
other faiths. In their concluding statement, they condemned ``the 
social disarray of nations, the anarchy overtaking our communities, and 
the insane death of our children by violence,'' and stated that ``A 
common set of core values is found in the teachings of the religions, 
and these form the basis of a global ethic.''
  Frank Kelly believes that we can reverse the moral meltdown of our 
age. That is an ideal worth remembering, and he will be remembered for 
it.

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