There is a controversy about the aspect of peace. People think that peace is hopeless because people want war and war will always be in the world. Others, including many musicians and flower children of the sixties, just want people to "give peace a chance".
          Famous musician Jimi Hendrix once said " When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace". His point of view on this subject, based on this quote, is that love will achieve peace in the world. He uses this clever word choice when he shows the opposite of the negative aspect can achieve peace. He says that the power of love, being a timely delicacy for the people of the sixties wanting "flower power", overcomes the love of power being the big egos of the government thinking they are the best and anytime there is opposition to this, force is used- mostly on other countries.
           In the sixties, when Hendrix was playing, the music society was inclined to make peace spread. Musicians spread the word through peace driven songs and antiwar songs. The Vietnam war was big and there was a split in society with the people who liked the war or supported it versus the people strongly against it, so peace was hard to achieve with such a support for war crowd was still around.
        This is a strong quote except for the requirements for peace are more complicated than what the quote states. Jimi states that "all you need is love" to get peace in the world. Both sides have to be in mutual agreement just to end a war so just imagine what it is like to end all wars and have peace. It was attempted by Woodrow Wilson with his formation of the league of nations, from his 14 points, to "end all wars" but was futile anyways. Two major conflicts, that America was involved with, later and there still is no peace just because mutual agreement cant be made.
        Love is a big factor because the quote "love thy brother" and the idea of love for the sake of mankind can achieve peace but I do not think this quote really hits the mark with good philosophical meaning. it was a quick quote by a musician who's songs were inspirational and poetic. It is, however, a good quote and makes a good starting point to work on eventual worlwide peace.

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