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Review this feature weekly - a new quote from Paul Harris and other notable Rotary leaders with historian commentary.

“Remember that great missions are serious undertakings. Do not expect to perform great missions in a day.”

Paul Harris, The Rotarian September 1912

The greatest ‘mission’ of Rotary International lies within its Fourth Object of Rotary: “World Understanding, Goodwill and Peace”.

With violence flaring up once again in the middle east between Israel and Hezbollah and gruesome terrorist threats uncovered last week in the UK, such a mission seems many, many years away.

Thank goodness that we have initiated our Rotary World Peace Scholarships.

Should we have initiated such a program? Absolutely.

Does the world need a cadre of professional experts dedicated to educating the world in ‘world peace and understanding’? More than ever.

It may take some years for the world to recognize Rotary’s commitment to conflict resolution, but already graduates of Rotary’s Peace Program are making an impact and one day humanity will say: "Thank you Rotary."

Calum Thomson
Chairman RGHF
RC, Longniddry & District,
District 1020, Scotland

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