Peace & War Quotes

For capitalism, war and peace are business and nothing but business.

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

Making peace is harder than making war.

The point of departure of the process to which we wish to contribute is the fact that war is the natural reaction of human nature in the savage state, while peace is the result of acquired characteristics.

Peace is a never ending process... It cannot ignore our differences or overlook our common interests. It requires us to work and live together.

I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

For peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.

Peace is when time doesn't matter as it passes by.

A peace is of the nature of a conquest; for then both parties nobly are subdued, and neither party loser.

Everybody wants peace. That's a truism. There is no point in accomplishing through war what you can accomplish through peace.

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.

Peace, for us, is an asset and in our interest. It is an absolute human asset that allows an individual to freely develop his individuality unbound by any regional, religious, or ethnic fetters.

The history of mankind is a history of war.

Peace and not war is the father of all things.

We make war that we may live in peace.

Peace is something very dear. If you've been through wars and operations and battles, you want peace.

Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures.

Peace is rarely denied to the peaceful.

Peace has its victories no less than war, but it doesn't have as many monuments to unveil.

Peace is the beauty of life. It is sunshine. It is the smile of a child, the love of a mother, the joy of a father, the togetherness of a family. It is the advancement of man, the victory of a just cause, the triumph of truth.

Peace is a question of will. All conflicts can be settled, and there are no excuses for allowing them to become eternal.

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.

Peace is a never-ending process, the work of many decisions by many people in many countries. It is an attitude, a way of life, a way of solving problems and resolving conflicts.

We cannot have peace if we are only concerned with peace. War is not an accident. It is the logical outcome of a certain way of life. If we want to attack war, we have to attack that way of life.

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

The purpose of all wars, is peace.

Peace is our gift to each other.

Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.

War is only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace.

Peace can be promoted by the limitation of arms and by the creation of the instrumentality for peaceful settlement of controversies. But it will become a reality only through self-restraint and active effort in friendliness and helpfulness.

Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous.

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

Peace is much more precious than a piece of land... let there be no more wars.

There are laws for peace as well as war.

Capitalism is war; socialism is peace.

Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.

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.

People always make war when they say they love peace.

Yes, we love peace, but we are not willing to take wounds for it, as we are for war.

Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character.

Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it.

I don't know whether war is an interlude during peace, or peace an interlude during war.

Peace goes into the making of a poem as flour goes into the making of bread.

I know that military alliances and armament have been the reliance for peace for centuries, but they do not produce peace; and when war comes, as it inevitably does under such conditions, these armaments and alliances but intensify and broaden the conflict.