Based on a talk Griswold gave in 2003 to two Western monthly meetings, this pamphlet deals with the tough question, "How do we live a way of life that 'takes away the occasion of all wars" in the context of current US policies towards terrorism and war? ( )

Friends are not of one mind or of one heart on the peace testimony. The peace testimony has even been spoken of as a continuum. In every great crisis Quakers have to discover anew that the commitment to this testimony does not rise to the pure unity they have imagined during times when they can avoid putting that testimony to the test. This essay is written in hope of aiding Friends to think and feel clearly about their testimony in the hope that work can lead us to meaningful witness.