Leadership that exploits and sacrifices young people on the altar of its goals is nothing more than raw, demonic power. Genuine leadership is found in ceaseless efforts to foster young people, to pave the way forward for them.
Daisaku IkedaIf you summon your courage to challenge something, youโll never be left with regret. How sad it is to spend your life wishing, โIf only Iโd had a little more courage.โ Whatever the outcome may be, the important thing is to step forward on the path that you believe is right.
Daisaku IkedaPeace will be realized only by forging bonds of trust between people at the deepest level, in the depths of their very lives.
Daisaku IkedaSo long as human history continues, we will face the perennial challenge of realizing, maintaining and strengthening peace through dialogue, of making dialogue the sure and certain path to peace. We must uphold and proclaim this conviction without cease, whatever coldly knowing smiles or cynical critiques may greet us.
Daisaku Ikeda