Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
Johan Galtung
Born: October 24, 1930
Died: February 17, 2024 (aged 93)
Bio: Johan Galtung was a Norwegian sociologist, mathematician, and the principal founder of the discipline of peace and conflict studies.
Known for:
- Peace by peaceful means (1996)
- Searching for Peace: The Road to Transcend (2000)
- Johan Galtung: Pioneer of Peace Research (2013)
- Human rights in another key (1994)