Peace Quotes
“Without free, self-respecting, and autonomous citizens there can be no free and independent nations. Without internal peace, that is, peace among citizens and between the citizens and the state, there can be no guarantee of external peace.”
“A State in the grip of neo-colonialism is not master of its own destiny. It is this factor which makes neo-colonialism such a serious threat to world peace.”
-- Kwame Nkrumah
“Any idealist who tries to join the Peace Corps must realize he is not going to change the world overnight.”
-- Sargent Shriver
“When I am speaking about American presidents, I have to speak about my very special relations with President Clinton. He contributed more to peace than anybody else in the American sense.”
-- Shimon Peres
“Peace has to be created, in order to be maintained. It will never be achieved by passivity and quietism.”
-- Dorothy Thompson
“Sinn Fein has demonstrated the ability to play a leadership role as part of a popular movement towards peace, equality and justice.”
-- Gerry Adams