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War & Peace Quote by King Hussein I

"Under the auspices of peace, our comprehensive renaissance will be built, and it will be a model for those who wish to emulate it in the greater Arab homeland"

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"Under the auspices of peace" is doing the heavy lifting here: it’s not just a hope, it’s a political precondition. Hussein frames peace as the umbrella under which everything else becomes possible - a "comprehensive renaissance" that sounds cultural and economic, not merely diplomatic. The phrasing borrows the grandeur of national rebirth, but the intent is practical: to tie legitimacy at home and credibility abroad to a forward-looking, modernizing project that can only survive if war recedes.

The subtext is aimed at multiple audiences. To domestic listeners, "renaissance" promises development without explicitly naming the painful trade-offs that often accompany peacemaking - security cooperation, concessions, or unpopular alignments. To skeptical Arab publics, he avoids the language of surrender by making peace instrumental rather than devotional: peace isn’t the prize; it’s the infrastructure. That rhetorical move matters in a region where "peace" can read as capitulation, especially when paired with Western patronage.

Then comes the ambitious pivot: "a model for those who wish to emulate it in the greater Arab homeland". Hussein isn’t merely describing Jordan’s future; he’s auditioning Jordan as a template for the post-conflict Arab state - stable, developmental, and diplomatically acceptable. The careful qualifier "those who wish" is a hedge against accusations of presumption, but the aspiration is clear: Jordan as proof that peace can be sold as pride, not defeat. In the late 20th-century Middle East, that’s less a slogan than a survival strategy.

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I, King Hussein. (2026, January 16). Under the auspices of peace, our comprehensive renaissance will be built, and it will be a model for those who wish to emulate it in the greater Arab homeland. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/under-the-auspices-of-peace-our-comprehensive-103977/

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I, King Hussein. "Under the auspices of peace, our comprehensive renaissance will be built, and it will be a model for those who wish to emulate it in the greater Arab homeland." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/under-the-auspices-of-peace-our-comprehensive-103977/.

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"Under the auspices of peace, our comprehensive renaissance will be built, and it will be a model for those who wish to emulate it in the greater Arab homeland." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/under-the-auspices-of-peace-our-comprehensive-103977/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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King Hussein I (November 14, 1935 - February 7, 1999) was a Statesman from Jordan.

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