Peace Quotes
“The Israeli government has proved over the past year its commitment to peace, both in words and deeds. By contrast, the Palestinians are posing preconditions for renewing the diplomatic process in a way they have not done over the course of 16 years.”
“The limitation upon this mode of promoting peace lies in the fact that it consists in an appeal to the civilized side of man, while war is the product of forces proceeding from man's original savage nature.”
-- Elihu Root
“We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace.”
-- William E. Gladstone
“Well, I think everybody is frustrated by the finances of the U.N. and the inability to solve problems of war and peace.”
-- George H. W. Bush
“We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but the postive affirmation of peace.”
-- Martin Luther King, Jr.
“In a case like Iraq the UN has again shown what important role it plays as the guarantor for protecting international peace and stability in the global political structure.”
-- Anna Lindh
“For our part, we shall continue to work for the new dawn when all the Children of Abraham and their descendants are living together in the birthplace of their three great monotheistic religions, a life free from fear, a life free from want - a life in peace.”
-- King Hussein I