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Peace Quotes


"I have become a prisoner of the peace movement. But you can't say that the termination is coming and then say that you are going back to your own garden to dig."


"The attainment of the economic aims of man presupposes peace."



"Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy and serenity."


"Our political machine, composed of thirteen independent sovereignties, have been perpetually operating against each other and against the federal head ever since the peace."


"We extend our hand towards peace. Our people are committed to peace. We know that peace entails painful compromise for both sides."


"The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism."


"My heritage has been my grounding, and it has brought me 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."


"What we want is a lasting peace. We will oppose soft measures which invite the breaking of the peace."



"You do have a modicum of peace of mind here, but it's as unsettled as any other place."



"I hope for peace and sanity - it's the same thing."



"A stable Iraq at peace with its neighbors will remain elusive until we improve both the security and the economic environment in Iraq."


"You discuss philosophy about what you read but never really live the wisdom."



"Vegetarianism is a link to perfection and peace."



"Israel is no longer a people that dwells alone, and has to join the global journey toward peace, reconciliation and international cooperation."


"War is not the quintessential emergency in which man has to prove himself, as my generation learned at its school desks in the days of the Kaiser; rather, peace is the emergency in which we all have to prove ourselves."


"These measures may not constitute an absolute guarantee of peace, but, in my opinion, they constitute the greatest preventive measures ever adopted by nations."


"If this phrase of the 'balance of power' is to be always an argument for war, the pretext for war will never be wanting, and peace can never be secure."


"That feeds anger, and I mean when we went and at last thank heavens got towards peace in Northern Ireland we went for justice within Northern Ireland as well as using security well, as well as a political settlement, but surely that is the lesson."


"This legislation confronts the human truth that the need for clean water knows no borders, and proper management and intervention can be a currency for peace and international cooperation."


"The Peace Corps is a sort of Howard Johnson's on the main drag into maturity."


"It was my dream that I had clenched in a fist of discontent and wouldn't release. But time had now pried every finger open. There is peace in an open and upraised hand that isn't grasping for anything."


"There are those who believe we have need of more literature, of a large international publishing house, of a great peace newspaper, or the like. I am rather skeptical about this idea."


"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."


"Peace has its victories no less than war, but it doesn't have as many monuments to unveil."


"I share the opinion of those of broader vision, who see in the signs of the time hope of humanity for peace."


"They may call me a sinner, but I am at peace with myself."


"Like all Israelis, I yearn for peace. I see the utmost importance in taking all possible steps that will lead to a solution of the conflict with the Palestinians."


"It is not in the interest of the German people or in the interest of world peace that Germany should become a pawn or a partner in a military struggle for power between the East and the West."
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