In the years leading up to1928, the world made huge steps towardachieving world peace —August 27th, 1928 heralded the signing
of the Kellogg-Briand Pact against the institution of war. This pactreflected the mindset of humanity; without the rallying call of the
people, countries would not have been able to produce amultinational treaty so revolutionary. It is not enough that the Kellogg-Briand Pact renounces war, the idea requires theunfaltering determination of the populace to reject war.Unfortunately, American society has been misled to believe that by fighting we are avoiding future conflict. There has been instilled an idea that war is honorable and patriotic, that fighting is good when, in reality, it causes death, poverty, and famine. From an early age, children learn about war and violence. Violent messages permeatemovies and video games glorify killing. The media insinuates thatviolence will solve our problems and lead to peace. Thispropaganda is perversely false—war cannot be regarded separatelyfrom the horrible atrocities that make it up.In order to insure a peace-oriented society, we must implementwhat has worked in the past and analyze what actions requiremodification. One idea that assisted in the creation of the pact wasAristide Briand's commitment to clarity, simplicity, andpopularization. For clarity, weneed to inform even the youngest of citizens about the need forpeace. We should at least offset —if not eliminate—the tolerationof violence with a more vocal praise of peace.