“It is a grave matter to enter a war, without adequate military preparation it may prove fatal to come into peace, without moral and religious preparation.”
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“Ignorance is a menace to peace.”
“The myth of redemptive violence - Caesar, peace, and victory - is in people's bones so deeply, we aren't even aware of it. You crush the opposition that's how we bring peace.”
“There are better ways we can transform this virulent hatred - by living our ideals, the Peace Corps, exchange students, teachers, exporting our music, poetry, blue jeans.”
“I have many times asked myself whether there can be more potent advocates of peace upon earth through the years to come than this massed multitude of silent witnesses to the desolation of war.”
“If some peoples pretend that history or geography gives them the right to subjugate other races, nations, or peoples, there can be no peace.”
“Peace and not war is the father of all things.”
“Society has arisen out of the works of peace the essence of society is peacemaking.”
“The attainment of the economic aims of man presupposes peace.”
“To defeat the aggressors is not enough to make peace durable. The main thing is to discard the ideology that generates war.”
“Whoever wishes peace among peoples must fight statism.”
“The United States contributes to peace in both by serving as a buffer between and among regional powers that, while not preparing for armed conflict, do not fully trust one another.”
“Certainly, protecting oppressed people, stopping ethnic conflict and promoting responsible governance are worthy goals. But none is as important for American security and prosperity as keeping the peace in the Middle East, Europe and East Asia.”
“I wish the Peace Corps and its volunteers continued success and perseverance. We are grateful for their contributions to society and dedication to providing assistance where it is needed. May the Peace Corps continue its legacy of service, both at home and abroad.”
“Our civilization is now in the transition stage between the age of warring empires and a new age of world unity and peace.”
“To survive in peace and harmony, united and strong, we must have one people, one nation, one flag.”
“The Peace Corps is an outstanding organization that promotes peace through helping countless individuals who want to help build a better life for the community in which they serve.”
“In addition to serving overseas, the Peace Corps' Crisis Corps Volunteers have helped their fellow Americans.”
“Well I think it has always been a mistake to reduce the peace process in Ireland to a decommissioning process.”
“Well, I think by any expectation South Africa has come a tremendously long way. We've seen a society that many people thought couldn't withstand a peaceful transition to democracy without a great deal of violence, in fact, make that transition and do it in relative peace and security.”
“Our armed forces will fight for peace in Iraq, a peace built on more secure foundations than are found today in the Middle East. Even more important, they will fight for two human conditions of even greater value than peace: liberty and justice.”
“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.”
“It is not to be disguised, that a war has broken out between the North and the South. - Political and commercial men are industriously striving to restore peace: but the peace, which they would effect, is superficial, false, and temporary.”
“True, permanent peace can never be restored, until slavery, the occasion of the war, has ceased.”