“The journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step. So we must never neglect any work of peace within our reach, however small.”
— Adlai E. Stevenson
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And I have lived since – as
“And I have lived since – as you have – in a period of cold war, during which we have ensured by our achievements in the science and technology of destruction that a third act in this tragedy of war will result in the peace of extinction.”
— Lester B. Pearson
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In time of peace prepare for war.
“In time of peace prepare for war.”
— Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus
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Policemen so cherish their status as keepers
“Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.”
— David Mamet
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When I was elected President nobody asked
“When I was elected President nobody asked me to negotiate between Israel and Egypt. It was not even a question raised in my campaign. But I felt that one of the reasons that I was elected President was to try to bring peace to the Holy Land.”
— Jimmy Carter
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If I were asked to name the
“If I were asked to name the chief benefit of the house, I should say: the house shelters day-dreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the house allows one to dream in peace.”
— Gaston Bachelard
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Peace as a goal is an ideal
“Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.”
— Aung San Suu Kyi
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I was much distressed by next door
“I was much distressed by next door people who had twin babies and played the violin; but one of the twins died, and the other has eaten the fiddle, so all is peace.”
— Edward Lear
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All we are saying is give peace
“All we are saying is give peace a chance.”
— John Lennon
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Let us face it, the U.N. has
“Let us face it, the U.N. has failed. It has failed in its mission to promote world peace.”
— Ginny Brown-Waite
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Never be in a hurry; do everything
“Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.”
— Saint Francis de Sales
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