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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.

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10 million people marched against the war on 5 continents
in the most united opposition to war ever seen in read more

10 million people marched against the war on 5 continents
in the most united opposition to war ever seen in history.
Not in a single European country was opposition to the war less than 89%.

by Arundhati Roy Found in: Peace Quotes,
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I was an infantry officer in the Army from 1969 to 1971. Men in my platoon who had served time read more

I was an infantry officer in the Army from 1969 to 1971. Men in my platoon who had served time in Vietnam told me many stories—but none more chilling than the one from two helicopter pilots. They told me how they would shoot the friendlies on their way back from reconnaissance missions just so they could empty their ammunition before returning to base. The friendlies were South Vietnamese women and children, helpless victims in a war they did not understand. But to the American pilots, they were simply dots on the ground.
Whitehead is a political conservative.

by John Whitehead Found in: Peace Quotes,
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Peace with a club in hand is war.

Peace with a club in hand is war.

by Portuguese Proverb Found in: Peace Quotes,
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One cannot subdue a man by holding back his hands. Lasting peace comes not from force.

One cannot subdue a man by holding back his hands. Lasting peace comes not from force.

by David Borenstein Found in: Peace Quotes,
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All we are saying is give peace a chance. -John Lennon.

All we are saying is give peace a chance. -John Lennon.

by John Lennon Found in: Peace Quotes,
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Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of read more

Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace.

by U Thant Found in: Peace Quotes,
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Oh that the desert were my dwelling-place!

Oh that the desert were my dwelling-place!

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Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

by Bible Found in: Peace Sayings, General Sayings,
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All men love peace in their armchairs after dinner; but they disbelieve the other nations's professions, rightly measuring its sincerity read more

All men love peace in their armchairs after dinner; but they disbelieve the other nations's professions, rightly measuring its sincerity by their own.

by Oscar W. Firkins Found in: Peace Quotes,
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