"I was once asked why I don't participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I will never do that, but as soon as you have a pro-peace rally, I'll be there."
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"He has great tranquility of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men."
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"All forms of violence, especially war, are totally unacceptable as means to settle disputes between and among nations, groups and persons."
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"Peace of mind is the basis of a healthy body and a healthy mind; so peace of mind, a calm mind, is very, very important."
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"If war is ever lawful, then peace is sometimes sinful."
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"Peace is not merely the absence of visible conflict."
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"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."
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"My message is a peaceful one and I hope that the idea will spread."
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"An equal doom clipp'd Time's blest wings of peace."
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"Avoid popularity if you would have peace."
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"We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven; we have been preserved these many years in peace and prosperity; we have grown in numbers, wealth, and power as no other nation has ever grown."
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"The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise to the occasion. We cannot escape history. We will be remembered in spite of ourselves. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down in honour or dishonour, to the last generation. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, our last best hope of Earth."
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"What is man? Hope turned to dust. No. What is man? Dust turned to hope."
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"Poor human nature, what horrible crimes have been committed in thy name! All wars are wars among thieves who are too cowardly to fight and who therefore induce the young manhood of the whole world to do the fighting for them."
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"Wars are caused by undefended wealth."
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"In modern war... you will die like a dog for no good reason."
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"Sometime they'll give a war and nobody will come."
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"Even peace may be purchased at too high a price."
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"Love is the tact of every good, The only warmth, the only peace."
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"One joy dispels a hundred cares."
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