“The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism.”
Peace is more than the absence of war — it is a state of mind, a way of relating to others, and a goal worth pursuing even when it seems impossible. These quotes explore inner peace, world peace, and everything in between.
“Peace is its own reward.”
“The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism.”
“That a man be willing, when others are so too, as far forth as for peace and defense of himself he shall think it necessary, to lay down this right to all things and be contented with so much liberty against other men, as he would allow other men against himself.”
“The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“I wanted to connect all people who are thinking about peace on Earth.”
“The Disarmament Conference has become the focal point of a great struggle between anarchy and world order... between those who think in terms of inevitable armed conflict and those who seek to build a universal and durable peace.”
“Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace.”
“Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism than war. It demands greater fidelity to the truth and a much more perfect purity of conscience.”
“When we take our eyes off the whirl of day-to-day activity and concentrate on honoring Him and following in His way, we find a consistent peace that carries us through both plenty and poverty.”
“Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.”
“Political liberty, the peace of a nation, and science itself are gifts for which Fate demands a heavy tax in blood!”
“I get those fleeting, beautiful moments of inner peace and stillness - and then the other 23 hours and 45 minutes of the day, I'm a human trying to make it through in this world.”
“Avoid popularity if you would have peace.”
“Arafat was a barrier to peace.”
“We will not have peace by afterthought.”
“It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.”