I believe we are on the edge of a quantum leap into a whole new way of organizing and living as a human family.

I go to places and I see all these people working on peace education and on a culture of nonviolence and non-killing. You look at all these different movements going on: the environment movement, the interfaith movement, the human rights movement, the youth movement, and the arts movement.

We have really got to create a culture in our world today where we recognize that every human life is sacred and precious and we have no right to take another human life.

I think Assange has been very courageous. I've also defended Bradley Manning. I think they've been tremendously courageous in telling the truth, and the public has the right to the truth.

I believe we are on the edge of a quantum leap into a whole new way of organizing and living as a human family.

That will be my focus: building a culture that moves away from militarism.

I believe that hope for the future depends on each of us taking nonviolence into our hearts and minds and developing new and imaginative structures which are nonviolent and life-giving for all.