Aug 24, 2026
“God made the world for us to share and take care of. Not to fight over or have one group of people own it all.” — Samantha Smith | Quote of the Day
In November 1982, at the height of the Cold War, a ten-year-old girl from Manchester, Maine, wrote a letter to the newly appointed leader of the Soviet Union asking a question no adult seemed willing to ask: why can’t we all just share the world? Samantha Smith’s letter to Yuri Andropov made her America’s youngest ambassador — and her words are surging again as the 41st anniversary of her death approaches.