Presented as the keynote address by H. B. Danesh, M.D at the International Symposium on Strategies for Creating the Violence-Free Family, at UNICEF House in New York City, 23-25 May 1994. The symposium was initiated and organized by the Baha'i International Community, and co-sponsored by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).