Baez speaks on what she sees as the moral necessity of the day. While saying she sees great beauty and achievement in the world, she also sees abundant atrocities. She believes part of the problem is an attachment to ideology. After decrying both the Vietnam War and the communist Vietnamese government, she describes the creation and work of Humanitas International. She thinks that while the organization should not be based upon her as an artist-entertainer personality, it should take advantage of that uniqueness. She details a concert tour of Central and South America intended to raise awareness of human rights violations. She finishes by calling for an end to nuclear weapons.

Additional topics covered during the question and answer session include conscription, the equal rights amendment, the impact of religion on human rights, and protesting the government by with-holding income tax.

This talk appears in the book Each a Mighty Voice.