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People always make war when they say they love peace.
You don't have to have fought in a war to love peace.
Yes, we love peace, but we are not willing to take wounds for it, as we are for war.
Peace, if it ever exists, will not be based on the fear of war but on the love of peace.
It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.
Love has its place, as does hate. Peace has its place, as does war. Mercy has its place, as do cruelty and revenge.
I love painting and music, of course. I don't know nearly as much about them as I know about poetry. I've certainly been influenced by fiction. I was overwhelmed by War and Peace when I read it, and I didn't read it until I was in my late 20s.
Just as little as terror - not even the terror of war - can save the world, just as little can hate ever be anything uplifting. Love is the only firm ground for peace - not only love for one's fellowmen, but first of all, love of one's country.
I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.
