Full Text of HR0791 95th General Assembly
HR0791 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to honor Soka Gakkai International | 4 |
| President Daisaku Ikeda for his continuous efforts in promoting | 5 |
| nonviolence, culture, and education in the United States and | 6 |
| throughout the world; and
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| WHEREAS, Soka Gakkai International is a Buddhist | 8 |
| association with more than 13 million members in 192 countries | 9 |
| worldwide; the organization promotes the growth of peace, | 10 |
| culture, and education with its many activities; the SGI's | 11 |
| location at 1455 South Wabash in Chicago serves as a hub of the | 12 |
| organization's Central Territory, which encompasses 20 states | 13 |
| throughout the Midwest; and
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| WHEREAS, SGI President Daisaku Ikeda has devoted his life | 15 |
| to the organization and its peaceful causes; under his | 16 |
| leadership, SGI has pursued many projects that have fostered | 17 |
| international cooperation and recognition, such as the Soka | 18 |
| School systems in the United States and Japan, which were | 19 |
| developed for the encouragement of humanistic students and | 20 |
| faculty, the opening of the Fuji Museum in Japan and the Victor | 21 |
| Hugo Museum in France, and the Min-On Association, an | 22 |
| organization which allows artists and musicians to spread peace | 23 |
| through their respective mediums; and
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| WHEREAS, Daisaku Ikeda has engaged in dialogue with many | 2 |
| world figures and citizen activists, promoting cooperation in | 3 |
| world affairs; among them, he has spoken with Arnold Toynbee, | 4 |
| Mikhail Gorbachev, Linus Pauling, Rosa Parks, Chou En Lai, | 5 |
| along with numerous other Nobel Laureates and global leaders; | 6 |
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| WHEREAS, Daisaku Ikeda has long espoused the concept of | 8 |
| inner reformation, or transforming long-held erroneous values | 9 |
| and embracing the ideal that all life is sacred, which is SGI's | 10 |
| ultimate goal; he has been a tireless advocate of individual | 11 |
| empowerment, which will allow people to make concerted change | 12 |
| in the world, instead of thriving on accusation and blame; he | 13 |
| has also encouraged acceptance and joy for humankind's many | 14 |
| differences and the use of dialogue to find peaceful | 15 |
| resolutions to the world's many conflicts and crises; and
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| WHEREAS, Daisaku Ikeda's dedication to the causes of peace | 17 |
| and human understanding make him a role model of the highest | 18 |
| caliber to those who seek a peaceful and cooperative global | 19 |
| community; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 22 |
| honor Soka Gakkai International President Daisaku Ikeda for his |
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| continuous efforts to promote nonviolence, cultural | 2 |
| understanding, and education in the United States and the world | 3 |
| at large and show our appreciation for his hard work and | 4 |
| dedication; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to Daisaku Ikeda as a symbol of our esteem and | 7 |
| respect.
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