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bsuecme OW AUET NAM, AND SH PEACE. “Adopted by the Philadelphia Yearly. Meeting of the Religious Society ‘of Friends, : vat its. 287th annual sessions, Philadelphia, March 23 to 29, 1967. . ° “This official statement of the Yearly Keeting grew out of a day of ~-~7t- exciting discussion and search, and a real anguish about Vietnam. : . Friends were concerned about reconciliation and aid to suffering people, nm, bub also about the peace-keeping roie of the United Nations. Reproduced by Friends Peace Committee (Quakers) 1520 Race St., Philadelphia 19102. We declare our faith in those abiding truths taught and exemplified by Jesus Cnrist -- tnat every individual of every race and nation is of supreme worth, that love is the highest law of life, and that violence is to be overcome by positive good will. This faith has led Friends from the beginning to oppose all war. As a -asult Friends have often refused to fight in war, to pay wer taxes or to participate in the economy of war. We have supported world organizations to end war, simultaneously attempting to aid all victims of war, 43 an expression of universal human brotherhood. As citizens of the United States we cannot fail to te aware that our nation has ad the world in the develo production of the most terrible weapons the ‘world has ever known. We are i3 diracted to war and reparations; that our gover iolicy of arms sales abroad; that our nation is involved in this sconstitutional war gat and our éconemic activity, we have the torture and death thet our nation'a {over}