For to me every sort of peace with the citizens seemed to be of more service than civil war.

Did it ever strike you on such a morning as this that drowning would be happiness and peace?

It is not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true.

Our “neoconservatives” are neither new nor conservative, but old as Babylon and evil as Hell.

People who talk of outlawing the atomic bomb are mistaken - what needs to be outlawed is war.

I have already given two cousins to the war and I stand ready to sacrifice my wife's brother.

If you suffer and make your loved ones suffer, there is nothing that can justify your desire.

The easiest kind of relationship for me is with ten thousand people. The hardest is with one.

What you care about is what makes who you are! If you care about peace, this makes you a man!

Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.

How sad now never to see men holding hands, while everywhere one looks they are holding guns.

There cannot be peaceful coexistence in the ideological realm. Peaceful coexistence corrupts.

Let us learn from Christ how to pray, to forgive, to sow peace, and to be near those in need.

In short, Roberto privately concluded, if you would avoid wars, never make treaties of peace.

God hates violence. He has ordained that all men fairly possess their property, not seize it.

No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.

If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.

Peace is the evening star of the soul, as virtue is its sun, and the two are never far apart.

Be not dumb, obedient slaves in an army of destruction. Be heroes in an army of construction.

We must not expect a full-scale peaceful revolution every time a Labour Government is elected

To me I've just really, really found a relaxed, peaceful side of my life and I'm enjoying it.

Blessed be God that Thou hast filled the soul of Thy servant with joy and peace in believing.

Eventually, you will come to understand that love heals everything, and love is all there is.

The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.

Cross the meadow and the stream and listen as the peaceful water brings peace upon your soul.

When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won.

It is our policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.

I've been there and done all that, sold millions of records, and that doesn't bring you peace.

We proclaim our commitment to continue to strive for the establishment of lasting world peace.

Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at individual discretion... in private self-defense.

Rulers who want to unleash war know very well that they must procure or invent a first victim.

When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.

Peace doesn't come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.

What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors.

Governments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deducted from it.

Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.

It is expedient for the victor to wish for peace restored; for the vanquished it is necessary.

When you put your hand to the plow, you can't put it down until you get to the end of the row.

Time to go inward, man, I hope I have the nerve, to take inventory of the causes that I serve.

Mankind must give up war in the Atomic Era. What is at stake is the life or death of humanity.

It is penance to work, to give oneself to others, to endure the pinpricks of community living.

I could have ended the war in a month. I could have made North Vietnam look like a mud puddle.

This is a time for action — not for war, but for mobilization of every bit of peace machinery.

I think that if you shake the tree, you ought to be around when the fruit falls to pick it up.

Man does find in Nature deliverance from himself, oblivion of his past, with peace and purity!

Dictators have always played on the natural human tendency to blame others and to oversimplify.

Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.

You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.

We leave as we came and, god willing, as we shall return, with peace, and hope for all mankind.

Whoever wants peace among nations must seek to limit the state and its influence most strictly.

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