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Peace Quotes


"The aggressive, unprovoked acts of violence against Israel by Hezbollah and Hamas are revealing. It is clear they don't want peace, but rather seek the ultimate destruction of Israel."


"Oh, how great peace and quietness would he possess who should cut off all vain anxiety and place all his confidence in God."


"The so-called peace path is not peace and it is not a substitute for jihad and resistance."


"In the Peace Corps, the volunteer must be a fully developed, mature person. He must not join to run abroad or escape problems."


"It is your sole responsibility to protect your peace of mind at all times. Don't allow miserable people to steal your joy. Many of them hate to see others happy and doing well. A lot of them will hate you just for the fact that you refuse to be placed in the shackles of misery with them."


"The U.S. cannot force Sunnis, Shias, and Kurds to make peace or to act for the common good. They have been in conflict for 1,400 years."


"Peace is not just the absence of conflict; peace is the creation of an environment where all can flourish regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, class, caste or any other social markers of difference."


"And we ought to work our diplomacy first and I think it's a reason it's going to respond increasingly to our diplomacy particularly with the president's direct involvement in the peace process, and I think that's extraordinarily important."


"Though public pronouncements of Israeli officials emphasize peace and mutuality, unilateralism actually drives Israeli actions."


"Well I think it has always been a mistake to reduce the peace process in Ireland to a decommissioning process."


"The peace and justice movement has to expand and not run away from the plight of gang members."


"In 1958, I was a delegate to the Atoms for Peace conference in Geneva."


"This enemy of peace in the world today is unlike any we have seen in the past, and our military is learning from, and building on, previous successes while carrying peace and freedom into the future."


"It seems to be that when these communist regimes take over - if you look at the example of Vietnam or Cambodia or Nicaragua - that even in conditions of peace they don't seem to be able to figure out how to support their people, and the human suffering is enormous."


"Iraq may get peace and stability through restoring it's sovereignty under participation of all Iraqi factions and sectarian groups, who must rebuild a new democratic, free and independent Iraq."



"Well, I just hope we can have peace, and I hope it'll do some good."


"Capitalism is war; socialism is peace."


"When we have done our best, we should wait the result in peace."


"In view of China's growing military strength and intentions, the best way to safeguard Asia's permanent peace and prosperity is to have all Asian countries join forces with other democratic countries in the world to form a global community of democracies."


"Peace enforcement is a much more difficult kind of operation than peacekeeping."


"The old interests of aristocracy - the romance of action, the exalted passions of chivalry and war - faded into the background, and their place was taken by the refined and intimate pursuits of peace and civilization."


"Hunger and sex still dominate the primitive mammalian side of human existence, but at the present time it looks as if humanity were within sight of their satisfaction. Permanent plenty, no longer a Utopian dream, awaits the arrival of permanent peace."


"Political and social events must also be effective, but not in a very obvious fashion. But political confusion and prolonged peace undoubtedly affect creative thought but whether they respectively hinder or help it is not at all certain."


"If the union between England and America is a powerful factor in the cause of peace, a new Triple Alliance between the Teutonic race and the two branches of the Anglo-Saxon race will be a still more potent influence in the future of the world."


"Beyond peace, there is no longer any existence possible."


"But I do like to have peace and quiet for a good hour."


"Chemistry itself knows altogether too well that - given the real fear that the scarcity of global resources and energy might threaten the unity of mankind - chemistry is in a position to make a contribution towards securing a true peace on earth."


"If few can stand a long war without deterioration of soul, none can stand a long peace."


"Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace."


"The United States has the burden to lead for peace. And not just peace - we need peace with justice, a much harder goal."
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