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"Five enemies of peace inhabit with us - avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride; if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace."
Petrarch
"Five enemies of peace inhabit with us - avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride; if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace."
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"There are different things one can do to establish and hasten the peace process. Meditation is one way."
Mike Love
"There are different things one can do to establish and hasten the peace process. Meditation is one way."
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"If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace."
John Lennon
"If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace."
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"My third appeal is to my fellow citizens in all countries: Help us to establish lasting peace in the world."
Joseph Rotblat
"My third appeal is to my fellow citizens in all countries: Help us to establish lasting peace in the world."
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"This film "Hero" talks about the peace of Chinese people."
Jet Li
"This film "Hero" talks about the peace of Chinese people."
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"I find myself more at peace when I live in Europe."
Norman Granz
"I find myself more at peace when I live in Europe."
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"I was opposed to World War II, and indeed on June 22, 1941 when Hitler invaded the Soviet Union I suddenly found myself the lone supporter of peace since everybody else had, because of their communist beliefs, shifted over to become supporters of the war."
Douglass North
"I was opposed to World War II, and indeed on June 22, 1941 when Hitler invaded the Soviet Union I suddenly found myself the lone supporter of peace since everybody else had, because of their communist beliefs, shifted over to become supporters of the war."
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"The diffusion of a universalist culture and of a pedagogy of peace appears more than ever to be the path that we must follow for the salvation of all nations on earth."
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
"The diffusion of a universalist culture and of a pedagogy of peace appears more than ever to be the path that we must follow for the salvation of all nations on earth."
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"A man will treat a woman almost exactly the way he treats his own interior feminine. In fact, he hasn't the ability to see a woman, objectively speaking, until he has made some kind of peace with his interior woman."
Robert Johnson
"A man will treat a woman almost exactly the way he treats his own interior feminine. In fact, he hasn't the ability to see a woman, objectively speaking, until he has made some kind of peace with his interior woman."
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"As for the promotion of peace congresses we have had our meetings and assemblies, but the promotion through them of the determined and effective will to peace displaying itself in action and policy remains to be achieved."
Lester B. Pearson
"As for the promotion of peace congresses we have had our meetings and assemblies, but the promotion through them of the determined and effective will to peace displaying itself in action and policy remains to be achieved."
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"We want to see Israel withdraw from our territory. But we don't want to be accountable vis-a-vis Israel on the security basis, because we don't see, in the absence of a peace agreement, that Lebanon can really be accountable to Israel if anything happens."
Rafik Hariri
"We want to see Israel withdraw from our territory. But we don't want to be accountable vis-a-vis Israel on the security basis, because we don't see, in the absence of a peace agreement, that Lebanon can really be accountable to Israel if anything happens."
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"You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom."
Malcolm X
"You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom."
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"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."
Louis Finkelstein
"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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"In the whole round of human affairs little is so fatal to peace as misunderstanding."
Margaret E. Sangster
"In the whole round of human affairs little is so fatal to peace as misunderstanding."
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"Peace to the shacks! War on the palaces!"
Georg Buchner
"Peace to the shacks! War on the palaces!"
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"The choice, however, is as clear now for nations as it was once for the individual: peace or extinction."
Lester B. Pearson
"The choice, however, is as clear now for nations as it was once for the individual: peace or extinction."
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"We remain at peace with all nations, and no efforts on my part consistent with the preservation of our rights and the honor of the country shall be spared to maintain a position so consonant to our institutions."
Martin Van Buren
"We remain at peace with all nations, and no efforts on my part consistent with the preservation of our rights and the honor of the country shall be spared to maintain a position so consonant to our institutions."
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"All we are saying is give peace a chance."
John Lennon
"All we are saying is give peace a chance."
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"What they could do with 'round here is a good war. What else can you expect with peace running wild all over the place? You know what the trouble with peace is? No organization."
Bertolt Brecht
"What they could do with 'round here is a good war. What else can you expect with peace running wild all over the place? You know what the trouble with peace is? No organization."
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"What we need is Star Peace and not Star Wars."
Mikhail Gorbachev
"What we need is Star Peace and not Star Wars."
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"A bad peace is even worse than war."
Tacitus
"A bad peace is even worse than war."
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"It is the quietening of the day that most appeals."
Fennel Hudson
"It is the quietening of the day that most appeals."
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"In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945."
Queen Elizabeth II
"In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945."
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"My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth."
George Washington
"My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth."
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"The stability and peace which seemed to be so firmly established by the brilliant monarchy of Francis I vanished with the terrible outbreak of the Wars of Religion."
Lytton Strachey
"The stability and peace which seemed to be so firmly established by the brilliant monarchy of Francis I vanished with the terrible outbreak of the Wars of Religion."
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"Competition in armament, both land and naval, is not only a terrible burden upon the people, but I believe it to be one of the greatest menaces to the peace of the world."
Frank B. Kellogg
"Competition in armament, both land and naval, is not only a terrible burden upon the people, but I believe it to be one of the greatest menaces to the peace of the world."
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"But, my dear sirs, when peace does come, you may call on me for any thing. Then will I share with you the last cracker, and watch with you to shield your homes and families against danger from every quarter."
William Tecumseh Sherman
"But, my dear sirs, when peace does come, you may call on me for any thing. Then will I share with you the last cracker, and watch with you to shield your homes and families against danger from every quarter."
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"If everyone fights with the power of their love, there will be happiness, not the destruction or war."
Debasish Mridha
"If everyone fights with the power of their love, there will be happiness, not the destruction or war."
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"I am optimistic that peace can be achieved in the region because I believe that every society on earth can be free and that if freedom comes to the Middle East, there can be peace."
Natan Sharansky
"I am optimistic that peace can be achieved in the region because I believe that every society on earth can be free and that if freedom comes to the Middle East, there can be peace."
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"They say in the grave there is peace, and peace and the grave are one and the same."
Georg Buchner
"They say in the grave there is peace, and peace and the grave are one and the same."
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"I would rather have peace in the world than be President."
Harry S. Truman
"I would rather have peace in the world than be President."
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"There is no greater prize than a quiet, peaceful mind."
Rasheed Ogunlaru
"There is no greater prize than a quiet, peaceful mind."
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"To increase the zone of peace is to build the inner core of a stable international zone."
Zbigniew Brzezinski
"To increase the zone of peace is to build the inner core of a stable international zone."
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"Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict - alternatives to passive or aggressive responses, alternatives to violence."
Dorothy Thompson
"Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict - alternatives to passive or aggressive responses, alternatives to violence."
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"The question is, what are we to do in order to consolidate peace on a universal and durable foundation, and what are the essential elements of such a peace?"
Arthur Henderson
"The question is, what are we to do in order to consolidate peace on a universal and durable foundation, and what are the essential elements of such a peace?"
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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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"The law of nations is naturally founded on this principle, that different nations ought in time of peace to do one another all the good they can, and in time of war as little injury as possible, without prejudicing their real interests."
Charles de Secondat
"The law of nations is naturally founded on this principle, that different nations ought in time of peace to do one another all the good they can, and in time of war as little injury as possible, without prejudicing their real interests."
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"Avoid conflicts, Embrace cordiality."
Jaachynma N.E. Agu
"Avoid conflicts, Embrace cordiality."
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"The so-called peace path is not peace and it is not a substitute for jihad and resistance."
Ahmed Yassin
"The so-called peace path is not peace and it is not a substitute for jihad and resistance."
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"If we find ourselves in unfamiliar circumstance, what do we do? We ought to keep calm and pray."
Lailah Gifty Akita
"If we find ourselves in unfamiliar circumstance, what do we do? We ought to keep calm and pray."
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"6 Ways To Give Your Mind A Break:1. Stop stressing. 2. Stop worrying. 3. Give rest to the problems weighing you down. 4. Lighten up. 5. Forgive yourself. 6. Forgive others."
Germany Kent
"6 Ways To Give Your Mind A Break:1. Stop stressing. 2. Stop worrying. 3. Give rest to the problems weighing you down. 4. Lighten up. 5. Forgive yourself. 6. Forgive others."
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"Peace, of course, is different from divorce; indeed, in essential respects, divorce is the opposite of peace."
Douglas Feith
"Peace, of course, is different from divorce; indeed, in essential respects, divorce is the opposite of peace."
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"Through the years I have received my share of recognition for efforts in the fields of sports, the arts, the struggle for full citizenship for the Negro people, labor's rights and the fight for peace."
Paul Robeson
"Through the years I have received my share of recognition for efforts in the fields of sports, the arts, the struggle for full citizenship for the Negro people, labor's rights and the fight for peace."
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"Peace and not war is the father of all things."
Ludwig von Mises
"Peace and not war is the father of all things."
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"As satyagrahis we should always claim and we did that we are always ready to make peace with our adversaries. As a matter of fact we are always eager for peace and when we found that the door to peace was opened we decided to enter it."
Sardar Patel
"As satyagrahis we should always claim and we did that we are always ready to make peace with our adversaries. As a matter of fact we are always eager for peace and when we found that the door to peace was opened we decided to enter it."
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"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."
Frank Carlucci
"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."
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"To create an inner peace of mind, be humble, gentle, harmonious, and kind."
Debasish Mridha
"To create an inner peace of mind, be humble, gentle, harmonious, and kind."
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"Well I think it has always been a mistake to reduce the peace process in Ireland to a decommissioning process."
Martin McGuinness
"Well I think it has always been a mistake to reduce the peace process in Ireland to a decommissioning process."
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"We must first achieve peace within ourselves. Only then can we take that peace out into the world and invite others to make similar changes."
Auliq Ice
"We must first achieve peace within ourselves. Only then can we take that peace out into the world and invite others to make similar changes."
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"The peace and justice movement has to expand and not run away from the plight of gang members."
Tom Hayden
"The peace and justice movement has to expand and not run away from the plight of gang members."
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