One cannot subdue a man by holding back his hands. Lasting peace comes not from force.

One cannot subdue a man by holding back his hands. Lasting peace comes not from force.

I would not want to be the one to tell parents of the last
man to die in a war read more

I would not want to be the one to tell parents of the last
man to die in a war termed a mistake that he was dead.

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

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

If a man would live in peace he should be blind, deaf, and dumb.

If a man would live in peace he should be blind, deaf, and dumb.

True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice

True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice

Death penalties can be imposed by unelected judges
and by unelected Pentagon generals. In Iraq death penalties
have been read more

Death penalties can be imposed by unelected judges
and by unelected Pentagon generals. In Iraq death penalties
have been caused by
.. depleted uranium 80 times the normal level.. which has generated cancer in Iraqis as well as Italian American and other troops
. compulsory vaccines from the warprofiteering
pharmaco-military industrial complex
. Lariam, ostensibly antimalarial drug made by Roche which
have killed 4 wives whose husbands had drug caused rage.
. heat rising to 137 degrees and melting soap as well as
turning metal soda pop cans on a loading dock into
chambers in which Nutra Sweet becomes more toxic
. Baghdad Boils, face lesions, blamed on sand flies... food poisoning deaths from heat on military packagedmeals
. ' friendly fire'
. lack of protective gear
. helicopter malfunctions in Chinook, Osprey
and Black Hawk helicopters
. underfunded hospital system
. those hostile to the invaders and occupiers of their own Iraq.

It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the other fellow's viewpoint, and he read more

It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the other fellow's viewpoint, and he understands ours, then we can sit down and work our differences.

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 labours of peace.

Oh that the desert were my dwelling-place!

Oh that the desert were my dwelling-place!