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" People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. "

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" Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. "

" No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against attack in time of peace, or ensure it of victory in time of war. "

Calvin Coolidge

" Peace for us means the destruction of Israel. We are preparing for an all-out war, a war which will last for generations. "

" The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed. "

Marcus Tullius Cicero

" I bought my own home in 2004. It's a sanctuary for my family and a place of peace and calm. It's key for anyone committed to leadership and success to avoid the noise and focus on their best opportunities. "

Robin S. Sharma

" Justice is one of the core elements towards reconciliation and sustainable peace. "

Federica Mogherini

" If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having. "

" A tragic situation exists precisely when virtue does not triumph but when it is still felt that man is nobler than the forces which destroy him. "

" You can't make war in the Middle East without Egypt and you can't make peace without Syria. "

Henry Kissinger

" 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

" Aside from what it teaches you, there is simply the indescribable degree of peace that can be achieved on a sailing vessel at sea. I guess a combination of hard work and the seemingly infinite expanse of the sea - the profound solitude - that does it for me. "

" I believe God's keeping the records, and I believe you will be rewarded even in this life. Somehow, some way, God will make it up to you. It may be He protected you from an accident you never knew. You can't give God something without God giving you more in return, whether it's peace or joy or satisfaction. "

" The people of the world genuinely want peace. Some day the leaders of the world are going to have to give in and give it to them. "

Dwight D. Eisenhower

" In Israel, there is a peace camp that can convene 200,000 people in central square of this city, on very short notice, and there is a major movement among academics, politicians, thinkers, and public leaders for peace, even at a painful price. On the Palestinian side, you can find them individually here and there, but there is no public movement. "

" So long as there is imperialism in the world, a permanent peace is impossible. "

Hassan Nasrallah

" What they could do with 'round here is a good war. What else can you expect with peace running wild all over the place? You know what the trouble with peace is? No organization. "

" If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace. "

Franklin D. Roosevelt

" We must learn how to live in the space of inner peace in our everyday lives. This takes consistent, conscious effort because I know so many black women are hurting and sad, and we don't easily express our heartache or show our wounds. "

Susan L. Taylor

" More and more, I think about the role of the arts, and as an artist, I think that it's important that I share the love and peace. "

" The man who can centre his thoughts and hopes upon something transcending self can find a certain peace in the ordinary troubles of life, which is impossible to the pure egoist. "

Bertrand Russell

" Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all. "

" To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; and where they make a wilderness, they call it peace. "

" If we are surrounded by the trivial and the vicious, it is all too easy to make our peace with it. "

William Bennett

" Obedience brings peace in decision making. If we have firmly made up our minds to follow the commandments, we will not have to redecide which path to take when temptation comes our way. "

" Why are we talking about talking? Why negotiating about negotiating? It's very simple. If you want to get to peace, put all your preconditions on the side, sit down opposite a table, not in a studio, by the way. "

Benjamin Netanyahu

" In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons. "

" Democracies are indeed slow to make war, but once embarked upon a martial venture are equally slow to make peace and reluctant to make a tolerable, rather than a vindictive, peace. "

Reinhold Niebuhr

" I feel beautiful when I'm at peace with myself. When I'm serene, when I'm a good person, when I've been considerate of others. "

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