“Peace has to be created, in order to be maintained. It will never be achieved by passivity and quietism.”
— Dorothy Thompson
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Age is not measured by years. Nature
“Age is not measured by years. Nature does not equally distribute energy. Some people are born old and tired while others are going strong at seventy.”
— Dorothy Thompson
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Only when we are no longer afraid
“Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live.”
— Dorothy Thompson
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The only force that can overcome an
“The only force that can overcome an idea and a faith is another and better idea and faith, positively and fearlessly upheld.”
— Dorothy Thompson
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The most destructive element in the human
“The most destructive element in the human mind is fear. Fear creates aggressiveness.”
— Dorothy Thompson
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Age is not measured by years. Nature
“Age is not measured by years. Nature does not equally distribute energy. Some people are born old and tired while others are going strong at seventy.”
— Dorothy Thompson
Author: Dorothy Thompson
Category: age
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Peace is not the absence of conflict
“Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict – alternatives to passive or aggressive responses, alternatives to violence.”
— Dorothy Thompson
Author: Dorothy Thompson
Category: peace
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