“Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace.”
— Herodotus
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From 1836, down to last year, there
“From 1836, down to last year, there is no proof of the Government having any confidence in the duration of peace, or possessing increased security against war.”
— Richard Cobden
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Getting rid of Bin Laden is good
“Getting rid of Bin Laden is good for the cause of peace worldwide but what counts is to overcome the discourse and the methods – the violent methods – that were created and encouraged by Bin Laden and others in the world.”
— Ismail Haniyeh
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Nobel was a genuine friend of peace.
“Nobel was a genuine friend of peace. He even went so far as to believe that he had invented a tool of destruction, dynamite, which would make war so senseless that it would become impossible. He was wrong.”
— Alva Myrdal
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If we desire to avoid insult, we
“If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.”
— George Washington
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Dialogue and education for peace can help
“Dialogue and education for peace can help free our hearts from the impulse toward intolerance and the rejection of others.”
— Daisaku Ikeda
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The only peace that can be made
“The only peace that can be made with a dictator is once that must be based on deterrence. For today, the dictator may be your friend, but tomorrow he will need you as an enemy.”
— Natan Sharansky
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If anything interferes with my inner peace,
“If anything interferes with my inner peace, I will walk away. Arguments with family members. All that stuff. None of it matters.”
— Shirley MacLaine
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A bad peace is even worse than
“A bad peace is even worse than war.”
— Tacitus
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Happiness and peace will come to earth
“Happiness and peace will come to earth only as the light of love and human compassion enter the souls of men.”
— David O. McKay
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Peace and friendship with all mankind is
“Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.”
— Thomas Jefferson
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