Quotes about Peace
Nonviolence is absolute commitment to the way of love. Love is not emotional bash; it is not empty sentimentalism. It is the active outpouring of one's whole being into the being of another.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
But I feel that the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion, because it is a war against the child, a direct killing of the innocent child, murder by the mother herself.
- Mother Teresa
A just war is in the long run far better for a man's soul than the most prosperous peace.
- Theodore Roosevelt
As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable.
- Albert Einstein
We must face the fact that peace must be built on power, as well as upon good will and good deeds.
- Harry S. Truman
I still believe that one day mankind will bow before the altars of God and be crowned triumphant over war and bloodshed, and nonviolent redemptive goodwill will proclaim the rule of the land.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Humanity should question itself, once more, about the absurd and always unfair phenomenon of war.
- Pope John Paul II
People do not make wars; governments do.
- Ronald Reagan
There should be an honest attempt at the reconciliation of differences before resorting to combat.
- Jimmy Carter
God hates violence. He has ordained that all men fairly possess their property, not seize it.
- Euripides
Joy is the experience of knowing that you are unconditionally loved and that nothing-sickness, failure, emotional distress, oppression, war, or even death--can take that love away.
- Henri Nouwen
For we no longer take up "sword against nation," nor do we "learn war any more," having become children of peace, for the sake of Jesus, who is our leader.
- Origen