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Peace Quotes

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"A conqueror is always a lover of peace."
Karl Von Clausewitz
"A conqueror is always a lover of peace."
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"People took part in the referendum because they were tired of the war. They are afraid of talking about it out loud, but they have shown exactly where they stand: Yes, we want peace, and we want to be a part of Russia."
Akhmad Kadyrov
"People took part in the referendum because they were tired of the war. They are afraid of talking about it out loud, but they have shown exactly where they stand: Yes, we want peace, and we want to be a part of Russia."
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"I will go on my knees and ask the Liberian people to participate in bringing peace and stability to our country."
George Weah
"I will go on my knees and ask the Liberian people to participate in bringing peace and stability to our country."
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"Let us return, however, to the League of Nations. To create an organization which is in a position to protect peace in this world of conflicting interests and egotistic wills is a frighteningly difficult task."
Hjalmar Branting
"Let us return, however, to the League of Nations. To create an organization which is in a position to protect peace in this world of conflicting interests and egotistic wills is a frighteningly difficult task."
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"Understandably, no peace can sustained when people continue to suffer from hunger, lack of jobs, lack of basic public services - and most of all - lack of opportunity or hope."
Mikhail Saakashvili
"Understandably, no peace can sustained when people continue to suffer from hunger, lack of jobs, lack of basic public services - and most of all - lack of opportunity or hope."
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"Rwanda was considered a second-class operation; because it was a small country, we had been able to maintain a kind of status quo. They were negotiating, they'd accepted the new peace project, so we were under the impression that everything would be solved easily."
Boutros Boutros Ghali
"Rwanda was considered a second-class operation; because it was a small country, we had been able to maintain a kind of status quo. They were negotiating, they'd accepted the new peace project, so we were under the impression that everything would be solved easily."
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"I'm not aiming for the Nobel Peace Prize!"
Omar Bongo
"I'm not aiming for the Nobel Peace Prize!"
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"The link between peace and stability on the one hand, and social and economic growth on the other, is dialectic. Peace, poverty, and backwardness cannot mix in one region."
King Hussein I
"The link between peace and stability on the one hand, and social and economic growth on the other, is dialectic. Peace, poverty, and backwardness cannot mix in one region."
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"In a multi-racial society, trust, understanding and tolerance are the cornerstones of peace and order."
Kamisese Mara
"In a multi-racial society, trust, understanding and tolerance are the cornerstones of peace and order."
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"Peace begins with a smile."
Mother Teresa
"Peace begins with a smile."
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"Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it."
Jenny Shipley
"Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it."
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"We believe democracy to be the only real guarantor of stability and we have sought to create a 'Jordanian model' that might also inspire others in our region. I wish democracy and peace to be my legacy to my people and the shield of generations to come."
King Hussein I
"We believe democracy to be the only real guarantor of stability and we have sought to create a 'Jordanian model' that might also inspire others in our region. I wish democracy and peace to be my legacy to my people and the shield of generations to come."
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"We believe that peace is not just signed papers, but rather a contract between generations for the building of a more promising and less threatening future."
King Hussein I
"We believe that peace is not just signed papers, but rather a contract between generations for the building of a more promising and less threatening future."
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"In my opinion, if we have not achieved peace, it is because people forget its most fundamental aspect. Before we talk about peace among nations, we must settle our peace with God."
Sun Myung Moon
"In my opinion, if we have not achieved peace, it is because people forget its most fundamental aspect. Before we talk about peace among nations, we must settle our peace with God."
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"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other."
Mother Teresa
"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other."
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"In the name of justice there cannot be subjection and in the name of peace there cannot be impunity."
Alvaro Uribe Velez
"In the name of justice there cannot be subjection and in the name of peace there cannot be impunity."
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"Let me reassure that the Kingdom of Cambodia a country with independence, neutrality, peace, freedom, democracy and human rights as you all have seen, shall be existing with no end."
Hun Sen
"Let me reassure that the Kingdom of Cambodia a country with independence, neutrality, peace, freedom, democracy and human rights as you all have seen, shall be existing with no end."
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"The purpose of all war is peace."
Saint Aurelius Augustine
"The purpose of all war is peace."
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"A decision once taken brings peace to a man's mind and eases his soul."
Mika Waltari
"A decision once taken brings peace to a man's mind and eases his soul."
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"The Lord receive my soul, and have mercy on me, and bless this kingdom with peace and charity, that there may not be this effusion of Christian blood amongst them."
William Laud
"The Lord receive my soul, and have mercy on me, and bless this kingdom with peace and charity, that there may not be this effusion of Christian blood amongst them."
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"We have to acknowledge peace is in danger and mankind still has not realised the priority to be given to world dialogue versus armed contradiction and bloodshed."
Nursultan Nazarbayev
"We have to acknowledge peace is in danger and mankind still has not realised the priority to be given to world dialogue versus armed contradiction and bloodshed."
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"Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions."
Dag Hammarskjold
"Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions."
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"To secure peace is to prepare for war."
Karl Von Clausewitz
"To secure peace is to prepare for war."
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"Our object should be peace within, and peace without. We want to live peacefully and maintain cordial friendly relations with our immediate neighbours and with the world at large."
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
"Our object should be peace within, and peace without. We want to live peacefully and maintain cordial friendly relations with our immediate neighbours and with the world at large."
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"The question of peace, progress and prosperity, it's a motherhood statement, all of us like it."
Sellapan Ramanathan
"The question of peace, progress and prosperity, it's a motherhood statement, all of us like it."
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"Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it."
Mahatma Gandhi
"Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it."
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"Our science has become terrible, our research dangerous, our findings deadly. We physicists have to make peace with reality. Reality is not as strong as we are. We will ruin reality."
Friedrich Durrenmatt
"Our science has become terrible, our research dangerous, our findings deadly. We physicists have to make peace with reality. Reality is not as strong as we are. We will ruin reality."
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"We got involved in the Rwanda peace process for the simple reason that there was a decision which was taken by the Security Council, because the troops were in Uganda, and we decided to have a military presence."
Boutros Boutros Ghali
"We got involved in the Rwanda peace process for the simple reason that there was a decision which was taken by the Security Council, because the troops were in Uganda, and we decided to have a military presence."
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"Under the auspices of peace, our comprehensive renaissance will be built, and it will be a model for those who wish to emulate it in the greater Arab homeland."
King Hussein I
"Under the auspices of peace, our comprehensive renaissance will be built, and it will be a model for those who wish to emulate it in the greater Arab homeland."
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"It would behoove the world to become used to this fact: that without a just solution to the Palestine tragedy, there can be no stable peace in the Middle East."
King Hussein I
"It would behoove the world to become used to this fact: that without a just solution to the Palestine tragedy, there can be no stable peace in the Middle East."
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"Peace is a never ending process... It cannot ignore our differences or overlook our common interests. It requires us to work and live together."
Oscar Arias Sanchez
"Peace is a never ending process... It cannot ignore our differences or overlook our common interests. It requires us to work and live together."
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"We call upon all sides to stop hostilities and restart peace talks."
Nursultan Nazarbayev
"We call upon all sides to stop hostilities and restart peace talks."
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"It is wrong to try to avoid the struggle against imperialism under the pretext that independence and revolution are important, but that peace is still more precious."
"It is wrong to try to avoid the struggle against imperialism under the pretext that independence and revolution are important, but that peace is still more precious."
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"The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace."
Carlos Santana
"The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace."
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"Peace is not the absence of chaos. It is the presence of tranquility and joy in the midst of chaos."
Debasish Mridha
"Peace is not the absence of chaos. It is the presence of tranquility and joy in the midst of chaos."
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"Afghanistan is very satisfied with Croatia's participation in the NATO-led peace mission and expects Croatia to expand its contribution to peace restoration in Afghanistan to other areas as well."
Hamid Karzai
"Afghanistan is very satisfied with Croatia's participation in the NATO-led peace mission and expects Croatia to expand its contribution to peace restoration in Afghanistan to other areas as well."
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"It is better we disintegrate in peace and not in pieces."
Nnamdi Azikiwe
"It is better we disintegrate in peace and not in pieces."
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"I can see in your eyes, I can see in your faces, I can see you cry. But what I want to say, there's no reason to cry. Do not, in the name of peace, go in the streets and riot."
George Weah
"I can see in your eyes, I can see in your faces, I can see you cry. But what I want to say, there's no reason to cry. Do not, in the name of peace, go in the streets and riot."
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"You will find peace not by rearranging the external world but by accepting yourself."
Osho
"You will find peace not by rearranging the external world but by accepting yourself."
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"In the recent years there have been criticisms levelled against Japan suggesting that she should offer more military forces to the United Nations forces and thereby play a more active role in the keeping and restoration of peace in various parts of the world."
Kenzaburo Oe
"In the recent years there have been criticisms levelled against Japan suggesting that she should offer more military forces to the United Nations forces and thereby play a more active role in the keeping and restoration of peace in various parts of the world."
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"The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions."
Nhat Hanh
"The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions."
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"God willing, we shall come to a stage where the world looks at the Palestinian question, and Palestinian rights on Palestinian national soil, as well as the questions of the occupied Syrian and Lebanese territories. These are the bases on which peace will be built."
King Hussein I
"God willing, we shall come to a stage where the world looks at the Palestinian question, and Palestinian rights on Palestinian national soil, as well as the questions of the occupied Syrian and Lebanese territories. These are the bases on which peace will be built."
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"Be at peace with your own soul, then heaven and earth will be at peace with you."
St. Jerome
"Be at peace with your own soul, then heaven and earth will be at peace with you."
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"I can certainly put myself in Israel's shoes. They are humans just like we are. They want peace and security inside their borders."
Mahmoud Abbas
"I can certainly put myself in Israel's shoes. They are humans just like we are. They want peace and security inside their borders."
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"The companion of patience is silence."
T. F. Hodge
"The companion of patience is silence."
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"The use and threat of force, when world peace is not in danger, are no longer valid frames of reference for achieving the ends sought today by sovereign nations."
Carlos Salinas
"The use and threat of force, when world peace is not in danger, are no longer valid frames of reference for achieving the ends sought today by sovereign nations."
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"That was my first lesson from Ben-Gurion. Then I saw him making peace, and I saw him making war. He mobilized me before the war. The man was a very rare combination between a real intellectual and a born leader. There is a contradiction between the two."
Shimon Peres
"That was my first lesson from Ben-Gurion. Then I saw him making peace, and I saw him making war. He mobilized me before the war. The man was a very rare combination between a real intellectual and a born leader. There is a contradiction between the two."
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"For us, universal values such as justice, morality and peace cannot be disputed and it is for this reason that we pursue the restoration of historical truth."
Robert Kocharian
"For us, universal values such as justice, morality and peace cannot be disputed and it is for this reason that we pursue the restoration of historical truth."
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"God bless Africa, Guard her people, Guide her leaders, And give her peace."
Trevor Huddleston
"God bless Africa, Guard her people, Guide her leaders, And give her peace."
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"Weird people follow you in the streets, you can't sit alone in a restaurant or a cafe and read a book in peace, and I think everybody values those moments of being alone."
Winona Ryder
"Weird people follow you in the streets, you can't sit alone in a restaurant or a cafe and read a book in peace, and I think everybody values those moments of being alone."
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