A small retro television with a pink screen, a toy lightning bolt on top, and a bowl of popcorn beside it.

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John Lennon

If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there’d be peace.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Lennon's point is that we get what we ask for. If people wanted peace as badly as they want the next gadget, peace would arrive. A television becomes a symbol of the everyday appetite that crowds out that bigger wish.

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