We shall find peace. We shall hear the angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.
Anton Chekhov (1860 - 1904), 1897
For peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from the force of character.
Baruch Spinoza (1632 - 1677), Tractatus Politicus
Peace has never come from dropping bombs. Real peace comes from enlightenment and educating people to behave more in a divine manner.
Carlos Santana, Associated Press interview, September 1, 2004
I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than our governments. Indeed, I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of the way and let them have it.
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890 - 1969)
Yes, God and the politicians willing, the United States can declare peace upon the world, and win it.
Ely Culbertson, Must We Fight Russia, chapter 5, 1946
Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 - 1964)
The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction.
Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 - 1964)
You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.
Malcolm X (1925 - 1965),
If you want peace, stop fighting. If you want peace of mind, stop fighting with your thoughts.
Peter McWilliams, Life 101, 1991
Every day we do things, we are things that have to do with peace. If we are aware of our life..., our way of looking at things, we will know how to make peace right in the moment, we are alive.
Thich Nhat Hanh
First keep the peace within yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.
Thomas a Kempis (1380 - 1471), 1420
Peace with all nations, and the right which that gives us with respect to all nations, are our object.
Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826), Letter to Mr. Dumas, March 24, 1793
That peace, safety, and concord may be the portion of our native land, and be long enjoyed by our fellow-citizens, is the most ardent wish of my heart, and if I can be instrumental in procuring or preserving them, I shall think I have not lived in vain.
Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826), letter to Benjamin Waring and others, March 23, 1801
Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it.
Malcolm X, Malcolm X Speaks, 1965
Time is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. Truth is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. You don't need anything else.
Malcolm X, Malcolm X Speaks, 1965
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