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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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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.
Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it
Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it
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.
Peace is more important than all justice; and was not made for the sake of justice, but justice for the read more
Peace is more important than all justice; and was not made for the sake of justice, but justice for the sake of 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.
When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.
When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
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.