John Winthrop's Story Of Peace

The Story of Peace

John Winthrop once said, “Love to God and our brother, and this latter having continual supply from Christ, as the head and root by which he is united, gets predominant in the soul, so by little and little expels the former”(Winthrop, 5). When one looks back on the society that John Winthrop created and compares it to today’s society, one can evidently see the massive change that has occurred between the two societies. They can also conclude that today’s society no longer follows the heavenly laws that Winthrop followed because as he once stated, one should have love for their fellow brother, not hate or betrayal. Yet today, Americans find themselves at war with countries that were once allies, contradicting Winthrop's humble

Due to the fact that now America has treaties with some countries; an example of a well known treaty is NATO. NATO or, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is a treaty for the counties that lie in the North Atlantic region. If one of the following countries were to fall under attack by another force, the countries involve themselves and defend said country under attack (A political and military alliance). But if one were to look closely, they can evidently see that some of the countries on the last were not always at peace. Surprisingly, two countries involved in this treaty, were once at war with each other. This war led to the death of thousands; this event was World War II. As many remember, on September 1, 1939 one of America’s greatest wars began. During World War II many individuals found the world split into two. These two groups were known as the Axis and the Allied. America was part of the Allies side, and found themselves facing their greatest enemies; Japan and Germany (Karin Lehnardt). For many years in the past, Japan and Germany had always been a threat to the United States. Germany being larger in numbers, and Japan more advanced in weaponry, more specifically; nuclear missiles. During this war, an estimate of 405, 399 American lives were lost during this time, including thousands of more in other countries around the world. (Karin Lehnardt). It was during

As Winthrop once stated, “We must have love to our brother…”. However, one can evidently see the massive change that occurred since Winthrop’s early colonization. To this day forward America continues to destroy, or warp the humble ideas that Winthrop created. Instead America chooses to accommodate the wants and needs of America and its people instead of love and