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."

Peace is more precious than a piece of land.

Peace is more precious than a piece of land.

There was false propaganda by the administration
that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq
and that Al Qaeda read more

There was false propaganda by the administration
that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq
and that Al Qaeda was connected to Saddam Hussein.

You don't have to have fought in a war to love peace.

You don't have to have fought in a war to love peace.

Oh that the desert were my dwelling-place!

Oh that the desert were my dwelling-place!

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.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily based on mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as read more

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily based on mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts of justice and police.

There can never be peace between nations until there is first known that true peace which ... is within the read more

There can never be peace between nations until there is first known that true peace which ... is within the souls of men.

It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward read more

It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace.