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"I never come back home with the same moral character I went out with; something or other becomes unsettled where I had achieved internal peace; some one or other of the things I had put to flight reappears on the scene."
"High Frontier places a bullet-proof vest on our bare chest. High Frontier is as non-aggressive as a bullet-proof vest. There is no way to kill anyone with High Frontier - all that High Frontier can do is to keep others from killing us."
"It is the merit of a general to impart good news, and to conceal the truth."
"War is a dangerous teacher and physical victory leads often to a moral defeat."
"Every new day begins with possibilities. It's up to us to fill it with the things that move us toward progress and peace."
"A people free to choose will always choose peace."
"The true lesson of the Vietnam War is: certainty of purpose and ruthlessness of execution win wars."
"You Christians look after a document containing enough dynamite to blow all civilisation to pieces, turn the world upside down and bring peace to a battle-torn planet. But you treat it as though it is nothing more than a piece of literature."
"If we wish to create a lasting peace we must begin with the children."
"The pursuit of truth does not permit violence on one's opponent."
"There is no road towards peace; peace is the road"
"If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart."
"Well, here at last, dear friends, on the shores of the Sea comes the end of our fellowship in Middle-earth. Go in peace! I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil."
"Even philosophers will praise war as ennobling mankind, forgetting the Greek who said: 'War is bad in that it begets more evil than it kills.'"
"War has become a luxury that only small nations can afford."
"We desire peace. However, if imperialism insists on fighting a war, we will have no alternative but to take the firm resolution to fight to the finish before going ahead with our construction. If you are afraid of war day in day out, what will you do if war eventually comes? First, I said that the East Wind is prevailing over the West Wind and war will not break out, and now I have added these explanations about the situation in case war should break out. Both possibilities have thus been taken into account."
"You must use the hook of precepts to quickly remove it."
"If a viper lives in your room and you wish to have a peaceful sleep, you must first chase it out."
"There are many people who feel that it is useless and futile to continue talking about peace and non-violence against a government whose only reply is savage attacks on an unarmed and defenceless people."
"What is most important is to find peace and to share it with others. To have peace, you can begin by walking peacefully. Everything depends on your steps."
