Quotes on peace
“I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and peace.” — Muhammad Ali
“If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.” — Napoleon Bonaparte
“One cannot subdue a man by holding back his hands. Lasting peace comes not from force.” — David Borenstein
“The pacifist's task today is to find a method of helping and healing which provides a revolutionary constructive substitute for war.” — Vera Brittain
“I don't know whether war is an interlude during peace, or peace an interlude during war.” — Georges Clemenceau
“I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had better get out of their way and let them have it.” — Dwight D. Eisenhower
“Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.” — Dwight D. Eisenhower
“Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“You don't have to have fought in a war to love peace.” — Geraldine A. Ferraro
“All men love peace in their armchairs after dinner; but they disbelieve the other nations's professions, rightly measuring its sincerity by their own.” — Oscar W. Firkins