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NEWARK, N.J., May 13 (UPI) -- The Dalai Lama, appearing with other Nobel Peace Prize winners Friday in Newark, N.J., said much of the rest of the world could learn from the United States.
The head of Tibetan Buddhism was joined at the Peace Education Summit by Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian lawyer and human rights activist, and Jody Williams, a U.S. teacher honored for her work with the campaign to ban landmines, The Star-Ledger of Newark reported.
While Ebadi said Iran needs democracy to have peace, Williams cited problems in the United States as showing democracy is not enough. The Dalai Lama said the United States deserves credit for promoting democracy and the rule of law.
"The world belongs to 6 billion people, not religious leaders or kings, the world belongs to people. Just like America belongs to I think 300 million people," he said. "I really feel America, of course a lot of drawbacks there, but really champions of democracy, freedom, rule of law."
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