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There never was a good war, or a bad peace. -Benjamin Franklin.
There never was a good war, or a bad peace. -Benjamin Franklin.
Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.
Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.
Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, read more
Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.
Universal peace sounds ridiculous to the head of an average family.
Universal peace sounds ridiculous to the head of an average family.
The fiercest agonies have shortest reign;
And after dreams of horror, comes again
The welcome morning with read more
The fiercest agonies have shortest reign;
And after dreams of horror, comes again
The welcome morning with its rays of peace.
Peace hath higher tests of manhood Than battle ever knew.
Peace hath higher tests of manhood Than battle ever knew.
For to me every sort of peace with the citizens seemed to be of
more service than civil war.
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For to me every sort of peace with the citizens seemed to be of
more service than civil war.
[Lat., Mihi enim omnis pax cum civibus bello civili utilior
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Oh that the desert were my dwelling-place!
Oh that the desert were my dwelling-place!
The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker.
The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker.
