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    Rob Helb served as an Army Air Corps gunner and lost an arm over the oil fields of Turkey. After crashing, he asked a crew member to retrieve his bloodied and severed arm so he could remove from its wrist the gold watch his father had given him.

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A peace that comes from fear and not from the heart is the opposite of peace.

A peace that comes from fear and not from the heart is the opposite of peace.

by Gersonides Found in: Peace Quotes,
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Universal peace sounds ridiculous to the head of an average family.

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

by Kin Hubbard Found in: Peace Quotes,
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The gentleman [Josiah Quincy] cannot have forgotten his own
sentiment, uttered even on the floor of this House, "Peaceably read more

The gentleman [Josiah Quincy] cannot have forgotten his own
sentiment, uttered even on the floor of this House, "Peaceably if
we can, forcibly if we must."

by Henry Clay Found in: Peace Quotes,
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Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

by Buddha Found in: Peace Quotes,
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It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.

It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.

by John F. Kennedy Found in: Peace Quotes,
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Peace is no more than a dream as long as we need the comfort of the clan.

Peace is no more than a dream as long as we need the comfort of the clan.

by Peter Nicols Found in: Peace Quotes,
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Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace read more

Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed.

by Unesco Found in: Peace Quotes,
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A severe war lurks under the show of peace.
[Lat., Mars gravior sub pace latet.]

A severe war lurks under the show of peace.
[Lat., Mars gravior sub pace latet.]

by Claudian (claudianus) Found in: Peace Quotes,
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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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