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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.
 This hand, to tyrants ever sworn the foe,
 For freedom only deals the deadly blow;
  Then sheathes read more 
 This hand, to tyrants ever sworn the foe,
 For freedom only deals the deadly blow;
  Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade,
   For gentle peace in freedom's hallowed shade. 
Even peace may be purchased at too high a price.
Even peace may be purchased at too high a price.
There is a price which is too great to pay for peace, and that price can be put in one read more
There is a price which is too great to pay for peace, and that price can be put in one word. One cannot pay the price of self-respect.
 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." 
 The dead could not speak against the
war from Vietnam.
Who to speak for them if not Kerry?  
 The dead could not speak against the
war from Vietnam.
Who to speak for them if not Kerry? 
The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities. Peace, no read more
The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities. Peace, no less than war, requires idealism and self-sacrifice and a righteous and dynamic faith. -John Foster Dulles.
Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.
Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.
 O for a lodge in some vast wilderness,
 Some boundless contiguity of shade;
  Where rumor of oppression read more 
 O for a lodge in some vast wilderness,
 Some boundless contiguity of shade;
  Where rumor of oppression and deceit,
   Of unsuccessful or successful war,
    Might never reach me more.