What the world needs now is Anthroposophy! "When a time becomes poor in ideas, peace vanishes from that time."

 

Rudolf Steiner:  "We find, in particular, a statement that I ask you to take to heart, for this one statement, among other things, can provide a guiding principle for social thought in the future. That one sentence is this: One can get by without ideas in times of revolution and war, but one cannot get by without ideas in times of peace; for if ideas become scarce in times of peace, then times of revolution and war are bound to follow. — One does not need ideas to wage war or carry out revolutions. To maintain peace, one needs ideas; otherwise, wars and revolutions will ensue. And this is an inner spiritual connection. And all the rhetoric about peace is of no use unless those who are charged with guiding the destinies of nations make an effort to have ideas, especially in times of peace. And if these are to be social ideas, they must even originate from beyond the threshold. When a time becomes poor in ideas, peace vanishes from that time."

Source: The Rudolf Steiner Archive November 24, 1918