7,293 Quotes About Peace

I sincerely want peace, not because I lack resources for war, but because I hate bloodshed.

I think I have a peace about the future, ... I don't think I have a peace. I do have a peace.

War stirs in men's hearts the mud of their worst instincts. It puts a premium on violence, nourishes hatred, and gives free rein to cupidity. It crushes the weak, exalts the unworthy, and bolsters tyranny .. .Time and time again it has destroyed all ordered living, devastated hope, and put the prophets to death.

To swallow and follow, whether old doctrine or new propaganda, is a weakness still dominating the human mind.

It is the duty of youth to bring fresh new powers to bear on Social progress. Each generation of young people should be to the world like a vast reserve force to a tired army. They should life the world forward. That is what they are for.

Viewed as drama, World War I is somewhat disappointing.

Societies can be sunk by the weight of buried ugliness.

The jelly-bean eating thug says that national defense is important. But national defense starts at home.

The most violent element in society is ignorance.