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- Nov 07, 2020
Peace Quotes
A little calm goes a long way.
One line looks back at a novel's portrait of a connected, peaceful society, another recalls research pursued away from wartime disruption. For reflective verse in the same spirit, browse our Poems.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
I saw that the incorporation of Texas into this Union would be indispensable both to her safety and ours. I saw that it was impossible she could stand as an independent power between us and Mexico without becoming the scene of intrigue of foreign powers, alike destructive of the peace and security of both Texas and ourselves.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
If this phrase of the 'balance of power' is to be always an argument for war, the pretext for war will never be wanting, and peace can never be secure.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am for peace, retrenchment and reform, the watchword of the great Liberal Party thirty years ago.
- Half
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- Nov 07, 2020
Since creation of the E.U. a half century ago, Europe has enjoyed the longest period of peace in its history.
- Joy
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- Nov 07, 2020
There may be Peace without Joy, and Joy without Peace, but the two combined make Happiness.
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
The United States and Israel have a unique relationship based on our mutual commitment to democracy, freedom, and peace. Therefore, just as our commitment to these principles must be steadfast, so must our support for Israel.
- Prize
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Nobel Peace Prize has become hopelessly politicized. I think it cheapens the prize itself.
- Economic System
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- Nov 07, 2020
There can be no peace in the world so long as a large proportion of the population lack the necessities of life and believe that a change of the political and economic system will make them available. World peace must be based on world plenty.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I live in a flat in central London. I do like it there; there's always stuff going on. But I do crave a bit of peace and quiet.
- Nation
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wore the cloth of the nation for over 31 years in peace and war, from the Vietnam and Cold War eras, to Afghanistan and Iraq, and the emergence of China.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020