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"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."
E. P. Thompson
"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."
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"The attainment of the economic aims of man presupposes peace."
Ludwig von Mises
"The attainment of the economic aims of man presupposes peace."
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"Peace without justice is tyranny."
William Allen White
"Peace without justice is tyranny."
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"Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy and serenity."
Thich Nhat Hanh
"Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy and serenity."
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"A nuclear-weapons-free world is the highest gift of humanity to the next generation."
Amit Ray
"A nuclear-weapons-free world is the highest gift of humanity to the next generation."
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"Peace congresses often start by dealing with some of the less important questions in excessive detail, so at the end there is no time to discuss the most important problems."
Fredrik Bajer
"Peace congresses often start by dealing with some of the less important questions in excessive detail, so at the end there is no time to discuss the most important problems."
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"Our political machine, composed of thirteen independent sovereignties, have been perpetually operating against each other and against the federal head ever since the peace."
Henry Knox
"Our political machine, composed of thirteen independent sovereignties, have been perpetually operating against each other and against the federal head ever since the peace."
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"We extend our hand towards peace. Our people are committed to peace. We know that peace entails painful compromise for both sides."
Ariel Sharon
"We extend our hand towards peace. Our people are committed to peace. We know that peace entails painful compromise for both sides."
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"The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism."
Karl Marx
"The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism."
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"My heritage has been my grounding, and it has brought me peace."
Maureen O'Hara
"My heritage has been my grounding, and it has brought me peace."
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"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."
Jim Costa
"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."
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"What we want is a lasting peace. We will oppose soft measures which invite the breaking of the peace."
James F. Byrnes
"What we want is a lasting peace. We will oppose soft measures which invite the breaking of the peace."
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"You do have a modicum of peace of mind here, but it's as unsettled as any other place."
Todd Rundgren
"You do have a modicum of peace of mind here, but it's as unsettled as any other place."
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"I hope for peace and sanity - it's the same thing."
Studs Terkel
"I hope for peace and sanity - it's the same thing."
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"A stable Iraq at peace with its neighbors will remain elusive until we improve both the security and the economic environment in Iraq."
Tom Lantos
"A stable Iraq at peace with its neighbors will remain elusive until we improve both the security and the economic environment in Iraq."
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"You discuss philosophy about what you read but never really live the wisdom."
Dragos Bratasanu
"You discuss philosophy about what you read but never really live the wisdom."
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"Parents are not interested in justice, they're interested in peace and quiet."
Bill Cosby
"Parents are not interested in justice, they're interested in peace and quiet."
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"As a privileged survivor of the First World War, I hope I may be allowed to interject here a deeply felt tribute to those who were not fortunate enough to succeed, but who shared the signal honor of trying to the last to salvage peace."
Rene Cassin
"As a privileged survivor of the First World War, I hope I may be allowed to interject here a deeply felt tribute to those who were not fortunate enough to succeed, but who shared the signal honor of trying to the last to salvage peace."
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"Little things seem nothing, but they give peace, like those meadow flowers which individually seem odorless but all together perfume the air."
Georges Bernanos
"Little things seem nothing, but they give peace, like those meadow flowers which individually seem odorless but all together perfume the air."
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"But he is unworthy the name of a minister of the gospel of peace, who is unwilling, not only to have his name cast out as evil, but also to die for the truths of the Lord Jesus."
George Whitefield
"But he is unworthy the name of a minister of the gospel of peace, who is unwilling, not only to have his name cast out as evil, but also to die for the truths of the Lord Jesus."
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"Vegetarianism is a link to perfection and peace."
River Phoenix
"Vegetarianism is a link to perfection and peace."
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"Israel is no longer a people that dwells alone, and has to join the global journey toward peace, reconciliation and international cooperation."
Yitzhak Rabin
"Israel is no longer a people that dwells alone, and has to join the global journey toward peace, reconciliation and international cooperation."
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"When there is complete peace of mind when the outer world is chaotic you will truly be free."
Matthew Donnelly
"When there is complete peace of mind when the outer world is chaotic you will truly be free."
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"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."
Gustav Heinemann
"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."
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"These measures may not constitute an absolute guarantee of peace, but, in my opinion, they constitute the greatest preventive measures ever adopted by nations."
Frank B. Kellogg
"These measures may not constitute an absolute guarantee of peace, but, in my opinion, they constitute the greatest preventive measures ever adopted by nations."
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"To win peace, fight with love not with violence."
Debasish Mridha
"To win peace, fight with love not with violence."
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"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."
John Bright
"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."
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"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."
Clare Short
"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."
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"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."
Bill Frist
"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."
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"The Peace Corps is a sort of Howard Johnson's on the main drag into maturity."
Paul Theroux
"The Peace Corps is a sort of Howard Johnson's on the main drag into maturity."
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"The Japanese chose the principle of eternal peace as the basis of morality for our rebirth after the War."
Kenzaburo Oe
"The Japanese chose the principle of eternal peace as the basis of morality for our rebirth after the War."
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"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."
Laurel Lee
"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."
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"Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other."
Elie Wiesel
"Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other."
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"Peace is our gift to each other."
Elie Wiesel
"Peace is our gift to each other."
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"It is far easier to make war than peace."
Georges Clemenceau
"It is far easier to make war than peace."
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"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."
Fredrik Bajer
"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."
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"But the memory of war weighs undiminished upon the people's minds. That is because deeper than material wounds, moral wounds are smarting, inflicted by the so- called peace treaties."
Hjalmar Schacht
"But the memory of war weighs undiminished upon the people's minds. That is because deeper than material wounds, moral wounds are smarting, inflicted by the so- called peace treaties."
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"Let us face it, the U.N. has failed. It has failed in its mission to promote world peace."
Ginny B. Waite
"Let us face it, the U.N. has failed. It has failed in its mission to promote world peace."
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"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
"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."
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"Peace has its victories no less than war, but it doesn't have as many monuments to unveil."
Kin Hubbard
"Peace has its victories no less than war, but it doesn't have as many monuments to unveil."
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"They keep telling us that in war truth is the first casualty, which is nonsense since it implies that in times of peace truth stays out of the sick bay or the graveyard."
Alexander Cockburn
"They keep telling us that in war truth is the first casualty, which is nonsense since it implies that in times of peace truth stays out of the sick bay or the graveyard."
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"There is peace more destructive of the manhood of living man than war is destructive of his material body."
Douglas William Jerrold
"There is peace more destructive of the manhood of living man than war is destructive of his material body."
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"I share the opinion of those of broader vision, who see in the signs of the time hope of humanity for peace."
Frank B. Kellogg
"I share the opinion of those of broader vision, who see in the signs of the time hope of humanity for peace."
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"Today's date, the eighteenth of May, should sometime become an occasion of great international celebration, for on this day ten years ago the first Peace Conference opened at The Hague."
Fredrik Bajer
"Today's date, the eighteenth of May, should sometime become an occasion of great international celebration, for on this day ten years ago the first Peace Conference opened at The Hague."
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"They may call me a sinner, but I am at peace with myself."
Brigitte Bardot
"They may call me a sinner, but I am at peace with myself."
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"Fill you mind with the meaningless stimuli of a world preoccupied with meaningless things, and it will not be easy to feel peace in your heart."
Marianne Williamson
"Fill you mind with the meaningless stimuli of a world preoccupied with meaningless things, and it will not be easy to feel peace in your heart."
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"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."
Ariel Sharon
"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."
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"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."
James F. Byrnes
"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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"Beware of smile, for it is a double edged sword; it cuts the helmet of tension from others head and backfires the peace to yours."
Vikrmn
"Beware of smile, for it is a double edged sword; it cuts the helmet of tension from others head and backfires the peace to yours."
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"Where there are too many policemen, there is no liberty. Where there are too many soldiers, there is no peace. Where there are too many lawyers, there is no justice."
Lin Yutang
"Where there are too many policemen, there is no liberty. Where there are too many soldiers, there is no peace. Where there are too many lawyers, there is no justice."
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