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.

I prefer the most unfair peace to the most righteous war.
[Lat., Iniquissimam pacem justissimo bello antefero.]

I prefer the most unfair peace to the most righteous war.
[Lat., Iniquissimam pacem justissimo bello antefero.]

Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.

Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.

It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. read more

It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.

If we want a free and peaceful world, if we want to make the deserts bloom and man grow to read more

If we want a free and peaceful world, if we want to make the deserts bloom and man grow to greater dignity as a human being-we can do it.

Yes, we love peace, but we are not willing to take wounds for it, as we are for war.

Yes, we love peace, but we are not willing to take wounds for it, as we are for war.

Peace is our gift to each other.

Peace is our gift to each other.

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

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

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

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