But almost 60 years after the Universal Declaration was adopted by the member states of the United Nations, a brief glance at the news demonstrates the harsh truth — that the implementation of the human rights, laid out in this document and its European counterpart, the European Convention on Human Rights, has not been accomplished.

And what could be more pertinent now, when there is such a new crisis going on? It once again comes down to man's respect for himself and for his fellows, and applying that truthfully in life -- not just in rhretoric.

I once attended a talk by Mr. David Miscavige in Buffalo, at that Church of Scientology's grand opening, and there it became abundantly clear that one of the key elements to having peace is by getting people to simply agree on some basic rights that they all have, and then make those become a fact. People have a right to their own lives and their own posessions, so why would any country belligerantly challenge this? There is always something that can be done about such things, and the answer in this case is not more fighting, but plain, simple communication.