Quotes by Peace Vitality springs from diversity -- which makes for real progress so long as there is mutual toleration, based on the recognition that worse may come from an attempt to suppress differences than from acceptance of them. For this reason, the kind of peace that makes progress possible is best assured by the mutual checks created by a balance of forces-alike in the sphere of internal politics and of international relations. B. H. Liddell Hart real spring peace If you wish for peace, understand war. B. H. Liddell Hart wish war peace I am that I am, I am beauty, I am peace, I am joy, I am one with Mother Earth. I am one with everyone within the reach of my voice. In this togetherness, we ask the divine intelligence to eradicate all negatives from our hearts, from our minds and from our actions. And so be it....ashe. Babatunde Olatunji mother beauty peace The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established. Bahá'u'lláh baha unity peace Peacemakers not only live, they rule life. Baltasar Gracian peacemaker peacefulness peace On this International Day, let us promise to make peace not just a priority, but a passion. Let us pledge to do more, wherever we are in whatever way we can, to make every day a day of peace. Ban Ki-moon priorities passion peace Peace is not merely the absence of visible conflict. Only a just peace based on the inherent rights and dignity of every individual can truly be lasting. Barack Obama dignity rights peace The terms of peace may be negotiated by political leaders, but the fate of peace is up to each of us. Barack Obama fate leader peace Peace is far more preferable to war. [...] I believe that peace is the only path to true security. [...] And there is no question that the only path to peace is through negotiations . Barack Obama war peace believe Young people: I understand this is important to you, but as you be thinking about climate change, the economy and jobs, war and peace, maybe way at the bottom you should be thinking about marijuana. Barack Obama change jobs peace Peace is not merely the absence of visible conflict. Barack Obama powerful kings peace Iraq was a war of choice, not necessity. Barbara Boxer iraq war peace The longer we listen to one another - with real attention - the more commonality we will find in all our lives. That is, if we are careful to exchange with one another life stories and not simply opinions. Barbara Deming diversity real peace Gandhi once declared that it was his wife who unwittingly taught him the effectiveness of nonviolence. Who better than women should know that battles can be won without resort to physical strength? Who better than we should know all the power that resides in noncooperation? Barbara Deming effectiveness wife peace What is the revolution that we need? We need to dissolve the lie that some people have a right to think of other people as their property. And we need at last to form a circle that includes us all, in which all of us are seen as equal... We do not belong to the other, but our lives are linked; we belong in a circle of others. Barbara Deming peace lying thinking To resort to power one need not be violent, and to speak to conscience one need not be meek. The most effective action both resorts to power and engages conscience. Nonviolent actions does not have to get others to be nice. It can in effect force them to consult their consciences. Nor does it have to petition those in power to do something about a situation. It can face the authorities with a new fact and say: Accept this new situation which we have created. Barbara Deming nice doe peace No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots. Barbara Ehrenreich patriotic war peace If the society today allows wrongs to go unchallenged, the impression is created that those wrongs have the approval of the majority. Barbara Jordan majority ubuntu peace What the people want is very simple - they want an America as good as its promise. Barbara Jordan integrity war peace Justice of right is always to take precedence over might. Barbara Jordan ubuntu justice peace «1011121314151617181920»