[CNSNEWS] President Barack ObamaMy friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world. I hope you'll join with me as we try to change it...
said at the White House Summit on Global Development yesterday that "we are living in the most peaceful" era in human history and that "the world has never been less violent."
According to the White House schedule, the president used the summit to "bring together development leaders, public and private sector financing partners, civil society, diplomats, and entrepreneurs to mark our global progress and catalyze further development efforts."
"So it is worth reminding ourselves of how lucky we are to be living in the most peaceful, most prosperous, most progressive era in human history," Obama said in the speech.
"Because the world has never been less violent, healthier, better educated, more tolerant, with more opportunity for more people, and more connected than it is today," he also said.