If you aren’t please tell me how you are going to not have a war.

Meaning of the quote

This quote is asking you to explain how you can prevent a war from happening, if you're not already doing something about it. The person is challenging you to provide a solution to avoid a war, instead of just saying you're not prepared for one. They want you to take action and share your plan to stop a war from occurring.

About Samantha Smith

Samantha Smith was an American peace activist and child actress who became famous for her anti-war outreaches during the Cold War. She wrote a letter to the Soviet leader Yuri Andropov and received an invitation to visit the Soviet Union, which she accepted. She later became a child actress and tragically passed away at the age of 13 in a plane crash.

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