Peace Quotes
“In fact, because of this deep desire for peace, the ruling class leaders of this land, from 1945 on, stepped up the hysteria and propaganda to drive into American minds the false notion that danger threatened them from the East.”
“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.”
-- Benjamin Franklin
“Well, I think by any expectation South Africa has come a tremendously long way. We've seen a society that many people thought couldn't withstand a peaceful transition to democracy without a great deal of violence, in fact, make that transition and do it in relative peace and security.”
-- Susan Rice
“We will never bring peace at the hands of war. As a species we have to rise above it.”
-- Rosie O'Donnell
“The object of government in peace and in war is not the glory of rulers or of races, but the happiness of common man.”
-- William Beveridge
“Water is always a support or a healing thing apart from, you know, love or peace of mind.”
-- Nastassja Kinski
“I am just absolutely convinced that the best formula for giving us peace and preserving the American way of life is freedom, limited government, and minding our own business overseas.”
-- Ron Paul
“For me to propose a division of Jerusalem was really terrible. I did it because I reached a conclusion that without which there will not be peace.”
-- Ehud Olmert
“Looking back, there is nothing wrong with that peace, love and equality that the hippies espoused. In many ways, we have regressed because they were into organic food, back to nature, make love not war, be good to all men, share and share alike - which is what many are talking about now.”
-- Imelda Staunton