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"Until we have courage to recognize cruelty for what it is - whether its victim is human or animal - we cannot expect things to be much better in the world. There can be no double standard. We cannot have peace among men whose hearts find delight in killing any living creature. By every act that glorifies or even tolerates such moronic delight in killing, we set back the progress of humanity."
"The world is progressing, the future is bright and no one can change this general trend of history. We should carry on constant propaganda among the people on the facts of world progress and the bright future ahead so that they will build their confidence in victory."
"There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it ill behaves any of us to find fault with the rest of us."
"I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had better get out of their way and let them have it."
"In a World where people are surrounded by darkness, ignorance and fear, it is a sign of hope to be celebrating Islam's message of peace and light, and the last great Messenger, born and chosen to deliver them to all mankind."
"War should be made a crime, and those who instigate it should be punished as criminals."
"Transferring your passion to your job is far easier than finding a job that happens to match your passion."
"If you're willing to change the world let love be your energy"
"What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?"
"Instead of sending guns, send books. Instead of sending weapons, send teachers."
"I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace."
"We can dream of an America, and a world, in which love and not money are civilization's bottom line."
"Peace goes into the making of a poem as flour goes into the making of bread."
"The only reason we don't open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don't feel brave enough or sane enough to deal with. To the degree that we look clearly and compassionately at ourselves, we feel confident and fearless about looking into someone else's eyes."
"From the pain come the dream From the dream come the vision From the vision come the people From the people come the power From this power come the change."
"The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home."
"We should really love each other in peace and harmony, instead we're fussin' n fighting like we ain't supposed to be."
"Nobody is as powerful as we make them out to be."
"A time will come when a politician who has willfully made war and promoted international dissension will be as sure of the dock and much surer of the noose than a private homicide. It is not reasonable that those who gamble with men's lives should not stake their own."
"Although tyranny...may successfully rule over foreign peoples, it can stay in power only if it destroys first of all the national institutions of its own people."
