936 private quotes tagged peace

“Fair peace becomes men ferocious anger belongs to beasts.” — Ovid

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“We gave up some of our country to the white men, thinking that then we could have peace. We were mistaken. The white man would not let us alone.” — Chief Joseph

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“The true and solid peace of nations consists not in equality of arms, but in mutual trust alone.” — Pope John XXIII

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“Peace is the one condition of survival in this nuclear age.” — Adlai E. Stevenson

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“You ask me if I will not be glad when the last battle is fought, so far as the country is concerned I, of course, must wish for peace, and will be glad when the war is ended, but if I answer for myself alone, I must say that I shall regret to see the war end.” — George Armstrong Custer

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“The art of Peace I practice has room for each of the world's eight million gods, and I cooperate with them all. The God of Peace is very great and enjoins all that is divine and enlightened in every land.” — Morihei Ueshiba

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“It wasn't so long ago that I was a working mom myself. And I know that sometimes, much as we all hate to admit it, it's just easier to park the kids in front of the TV for a few hours, so we can pay the bills or do the laundry or just have some peace and quiet for a change.” — Michelle Obama

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“There can be no peace in the world so long as a large proportion of the population lack the necessities of life and believe that a change of the political and economic system will make them available. World peace must be based on world plenty.” — John Boyd Orr

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“Christians can bring peace to multi-religious Europe because we are able to understand the role of faith in the lives of other believers better than atheists.” — Timothy Radcliffe

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“I come from a family of very devout, praying people. That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind.” — Mos Def

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“In South Africa, we could not have achieved our freedom and just peace without the help of people around the world, who through the use of non-violent means, such as boycotts and divestment, encouraged their governments and other corporate actors to reverse decades-long support for the Apartheid regime.” — Desmond Tutu

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“I most sincerely wish that the world in which we live be free from the threat of a nuclear holocaust and from the ruinous arms race. It is my cherished desire that peace be not separated from freedom which is the right of every nation. This I desire and for this I pray.” — Lech Walesa

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“Today, hundreds of millions dwell in freedom, from the Baltic to the Adriatic, from the Western Approaches to the Aegean. And while we must never take this for granted, the first purpose of the European Union - to secure peace - has been achieved and we should pay tribute to all those in the EU, alongside Nato, who made that happen.” — David Cameron

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“We call that person who has lost his father, an orphan and a widower that man who has lost his wife. But that man who has known the immense unhappiness of losing a friend, by what name do we call him? Here every language is silent and holds its peace in impotence.” — Joseph Roux

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“The White House isn't the place to learn how to deal with international crisis, the balance of power, war and peace, and the economic future of the next generation.” — Joe Biden

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“I said peace is sometimes narrowly interpreted it's the absence of conflict between nations or something. But peace is more inherent, more basic to human life, human beings, what we feel about each other, what we feel about life around us and what we see in our future.” — Muhammad Yunus

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“As a first step there must be an offer to achieve equality of rights in disarmament by abolishing the weapons forbidden to the Central Powers by the Peace Treaties.” — Arthur Henderson

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“Sinn Fein has demonstrated the ability to play a leadership role as part of a popular movement towards peace, equality and justice.” — Gerry Adams

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“Looking back, there is nothing wrong with that peace, love and equality that the hippies espoused. In many ways, we have regressed because they were into organic food, back to nature, make love not war, be good to all men, share and share alike - which is what many are talking about now.” — Imelda Staunton

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“That peace which is within us, we must experience it. And if we are searching for peace outside we will never find the peace within.” — Prem Rawat

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“Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions.” — Dag Hammarskjold

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“Other people do not have to change for us to experience peace of mind.” — Gerald Jampolsky

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“Civilization is a failure. We need to think what we can do together in love and peace.” — Serj Tankian

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“The Israeli government has proved over the past year its commitment to peace, both in words and deeds. By contrast, the Palestinians are posing preconditions for renewing the diplomatic process in a way they have not done over the course of 16 years.” — Benjamin Netanyahu

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“The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities. Peace, no less than war, requires idealism and self-sacrifice and a righteous and dynamic faith.” — John Foster Dulles

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