Peace Quotes - Page 32

• It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Love, War, Sacrifice

  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “A Time to Break Silence: The Essential Works of Martin Luther King, Jr., for Students”, p.68, Beacon Press

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• You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know.

  William Wilberforce

  Inspirational, Abolition Of Slavery, Knowing

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• Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Truth, Violence, Inseparable

  Surendra Varmā, Mahatma Gandhi (1970). “Metaphysical Foundation of Mahatma Gandhi's Thought”

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• 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

  Inspirational, War, People

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• Peace is not something you wish for, it's something you make

  Robert Fulghum

  Coping Mechanisms, Wish, Peace Of Mind

  Robert Fulghum (2004). “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Uncommon Thoughts on Common Things”, p.131, Ballantine Books

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• It's not possible to have a problem without believing a prior thought. To notice this simple truth is the beginning of peace.

  Byron Katie

  Believe, Simple, Problem

  Byron Katie, Stephen Mitchell (2008). “A Thousand Names For Joy: How To Live In Harmony With The Way Things Are”, p.56, Random House

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• Nonviolence is absolute respect for each human being.

  Adolfo Perez Esquivel

  Humans, Absolutes, Human Beings

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• Ask for peace first, and you will clearly see your next step.

  Alan Cohen

  Next Steps, Firsts, Asks

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  The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.

  Albert Einstein

  Integrity, Patriotic, Evil People

  "The Harper Book of Quotations Revised Edition". Book by Robert I. Fitzhenry, p. 356, 1993.

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• In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved.

  John of the Cross

  Twilight, Ubuntu, Judging

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• Prayer begins where human capacity ends.

  Marian Anderson

  Christian, Prayer, Godly

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• The greatest warriors are the ones who fight for peace.

  Holly Near

  Fighting, Warrior

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• Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible; not to run away.

  Dag Hammarskjold

  Life, Strength, Being Strong

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• In modern war... you will die like a dog for no good reason.

  Ernest Hemingway

  Dog, War, Patriotism

  Ernest Hemingway (2008). “The Good Life According to Hemingway”, Ecco

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• They wrote in the old days that it is sweet and fitting to die for one's country. But in modern war, there is nothing sweet nor fitting in your dying. You will die like a dog for no good reason.

  Ernest Hemingway

  Death, Country, Sweet

  Ernest Hemingway (2014). “By-Line Ernest Hemingway: Selected Articles and Dispatches of Four Decades”, p.189, Simon and Schuster

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• Universal peace sounds ridiculous to the head of an average family.

  Kin Hubbard

  Average, Sound, Literature

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• I abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind.

  Thomas Jefferson

  War, Views, Mankind

  Thomas Jefferson (1977). “The Portable Thomas Jefferson”, p.372, Penguin

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• There is peace more destructive of the manhood of living man than war is destructive of his material body.

  Douglas William Jerrold

  War, Men, Bayonets

  Douglas William Jerrold (1858). “Specimens of Douglas Jerrold's Wit: Together with Selections, Chiefly from His Contributions to Journals : Intended to Illustrate Hs Opinions”, p.176

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• A peaceful man does more good than a learned one.

  Pope John XXIII

  Love, Men, Vatican Ii

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• Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought.

  Helen Keller

  War, Battle, Without You

  Helen Keller's Speech at Carnegie Hall, New York City, under the auspices of the Women's Peace Party and the Labor Forum, January 5, 1916.

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• Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans - born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace.

  John F. Kennedy

  War, Torches, Generations

  Inaugural Address, 20 Jan. 1961

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• Unconditional war can no longer lead to unconditional victory. It can no longer serve to settle disputes... can no longer be of concern to great powers alone.

  John F. Kennedy

  War, Victory, Settling

  Speech to the General Assembly of the United Nations, September 25, 1961.

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• You either get tired fighting for peace, or you die.

  John Lennon

  Love, Life, Motivational

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• The sharing of joy, whether physical, emotional, psychic, or intellectual, forms a bridge between the sharers which can be the basis for understanding much of what is not shared between them, and lessens the threat of their difference.

  Audre Lorde

  Equality, Emotional, Ubuntu

  Audre Lorde (2012). “Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches”, p.56, Crossing Press

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  Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.

  Malcolm X

  Respect, Hands, Law

  "Message to the Grass Roots" (speech), Detroit, Mich., 10 Nov. 1963

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