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"We Americans want peace, and it is now evident that we must be prepared to demand it. For other peoples have wanted peace, and the peace they received was the peace of death." »Rev. Francis J. Spellman, Archbishop of New York. 22 September, 1940
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"It is difficult for intellect, technology, and peace to coexist. Not because peace is static where the other two require constant stimulation. peace can embrace change. It is because we live in a world where intellect and technology compete for power. And peace does not allow for inequality or competition." »Andrea Scholer, author and philosopher
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"Every big problem was at one time a wee disturbance." »Unknown
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"While I am not a fan of corporal punishment, I am not a fan of his friends Major Nuisance or General disturbance." »Elaine Richards
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"there was a disturbance in my heart, a voice that spoke there and said, I want, I want, I want! It happened every afternoon, and when I tried to suppress it it got even stronger." »Saul Bellow, O Magazine, September 2003
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"there was a disturbance in my heart, a voice that spoke there and said, I want, I want, I want It happened every afternoon, and when I tried to suppress it it got even stronger." »Saul Bellow
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"the name of peace is sweet, and the thing itself is beneficial, but there is a great difference between peace and servitude. peace is freedom in tranquillity, servitude is the worst of all evils, to be resisted not only by war, but even by death." »Cicero
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"peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people." »Jawaharlal Nehru
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"Without cultural sanction, most or all our religious beliefs and rituals would fall into the domain of mental disturbance." »John Schumaker
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"Reconciliation should be accompanied by justice, otherwise it will not last. While we all hope for peace it shouldn't be peace at any cost but peace based on principle, on justice." »Corazn Cojuangco Aquino
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"But peace does not rest in the charters and covenants alone. It lies in the hearts and minds of all people. So let us not rest all our hopes on parchment and on paper, let us strive to build peace, a desire for peace, a willingness to work for peace in the hearts and minds of all of our people. I believe that we can. I believe the problems of human destiny are not beyond the reach of human beings." »John F. Kennedy
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"1. During civil disturbance adopt such an attitude that people do not attach any importance to you - they neither burden you with complicated affairs, nor try to derive any advantage out of you." »Imam Ali-Ibn-Abi-Talib, Nahjul-Balgha (Peak of Eloquence), saying no1
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"But then peace, peace I am so mistrustful of it so much afraid that it means a sort of weakness and giving in." »D. H. Lawrence
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"War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with." »Lois McMaster Bujold
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"Our view. . . is that it is an essential characteristic of experimentation that it is carried out with limited resources, and an essential part of the subject of experimental design to ascertain how these should be best applied; or, in particular, to which causes of disturbance care should be given, and which ought to be deliberately ignored." »Sir Ronald A. Fisher
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"peace has never come from dropping bombs. Real peace comes from enlightenment and educating people to behave more in a divine manner." »Carlos Santana, Associated Press interview, September 1, 2004
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"Five enemies of peace inhabit with us--avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace." »Francesco Petrarch
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"the world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities. peace, no less than war, requires idealism and self-sacrifice and a righteous and dynamic faith." »John Foster Dulles
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"If peace cannot be maintained with honor, it is no longer peace." »John Russell
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"A peace that comes from fear and not from the heart is the opposite of peace." »Gersonides
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"peace can be reached through meditation on the knowledge which dreams give. peace can also be reached through concentration upon that which is dearest to the heart." »Patanjali
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"We discovered that peace at any price is no peace at all." »Eve Denise Curie
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"Israel will not discuss a peace involving the concession of any piece of territory. the neighboring states do not deserve an inch of Israel's land. . . . We are ready for exchange for peace." »David Ben-Gurion
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"As this long and difficult war ends, I would like to address a few special words to ... the American people Your steadfastness in supporting our insistence on peace with honor has made peace with honor possible. (On the Vietnam War)" »Richard Milhous Nixon
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"All politics must cease then we may find world peace, no political leader will bring peace to the world." »Lot Chakonza
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"the term "learning disability" has appeal because it implies a specific neurological condition for which no one can be held particularly responsible, and yet it escapes the stigma of mental retardation. There is no implication of neglect, emotional disturbance, or improper training or education, nor does it imply a lack of motivation on the part of the child. For these cosmetic reasons, it is a rather nice term to have around." »U. S. Government Study On The Labeling Of Children
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"Every day we do things, we are things that have to do with peace. If we are aware of our life..., our way of looking at things, we will know how to make peace right in the moment, we are alive." »Thich Nhat Hanh
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"It is essential to know that to be a happy person, a happy family, a happy society, it is very crucial to have a good heart, that is very crucial. World peach must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just the absence of violence but the manifestation of human compassion." »Dalai Lama, (in exile) Associated Press, 5/14/01
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"For the sake of peace one may lie, but peace itself should never be a lie." »The Talmud
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"First keep the peace within yourself, then you can also bring peace to others." »Thomas a Kempis
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