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“It is absurd to believe in the possibility of perpetual peace...Fascist education must be education for battle. Fascism believes in sanctity and heroism.”
Achille Starace (1889–1945) said by 1945 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Believe, Obey, Fight - Page 98 - by Tracy H. Koon - Political Science – 1985.
“Now that the Emperor has accepted the Potsdam Declaration, we must lay down our arms. Obeying the Emperor's order, we shall not fight. We must keep peace and order and we shall not make any trouble.”
Seishirō Itagaki (1885–1948) said by 1948 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "Red Star Over Malaya" - Page 130 - by Boon Kheng Cheah - History - 2003.
“We hope the peace will last for twenty years. Then we will be here again.”
Seishirō Itagaki (1885–1948) first seen 1946 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: To the Sultan of Johore. Quoted in "Key to Japan" - Page 289 - by Willard Price - 1946.
“I am confident that the day is not far distant when the light of peace shine again.”
Iwane Matsui (1878–1948) first seen 1937 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "Scourge of China is Matsui's Aim" - New York Times article - October 9, 1937.
“O morning stars, together Proclaim the holy birth! And praises sing to God the King, And peace to men on earth.”
Phillips Brooks (1835–1893) first seen 1868 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: O little Town of Bethlehem, 2nd stanza (1868).
“The desire of love, Joy: The desire of life, Peace: The desire of the soul, Heaven: The desire of God … a flame-white secret forever.”
William Sharp (writer) first seen 1919 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Desire, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
“Speak gently to the erring: For is it not enough That innocence and peace have gone, Without thy censure rough?”
Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney (1823–1908) first seen 1844 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Erring" (1844)
“To the memory of the Man, first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.”
Henry Lee III (1756–1818) first seen 1799 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Memoirs of Lee, "Eulogy on Washington", Dec. 26, 1799, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). First presented in a slightly modified form as: "To the memory of the Man, first in war, first in peace…
Also quoted by: Henry Lee
“There is peace in being a stranger.”
Wole Soyinka (born 1934) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You ready for peace through strength and that Reagan-ous posture that would tell any enemy, "Uh uh, we’re America, so we win, you lose!”
Sarah Palin (born 1964) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The world is a mirror of infinite beauty, yet no man sees it. It is a Temple of Majesty, yet no man regards it. It is a region of Light and Peace, did not man disquiet it. It is the Paradise of God.”
Thomas Traherne (1636–1674) said by 1674 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Sikh extremism, separatism and militancy were a problem in India more than two decades ago. Today, Punjab is at peace and there is growth and prosperity. There are, however, some elements outside India, including in Canada, who try to keep this issue alive for their own purposes. In many cases, such elements have links to or are themselves wedded to terrorism.”
Manmohan Singh (1932–2024) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On the Khalistan movement, as quoted in "Manmohan Singh asks Canada to curb Sikh militancy from its soil", DNA India (25 June 2010)
“Nor peace nor ease the heart can know Which, like the needle true, Turns at the touch of joy or woe, But turning, trembles too.”
Frances Greville (1727–1789) said by 1789 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Prayer for Indifference, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
Also quoted by: David Garrick
“An exile from home splendour dazzles in vain, Oh give me my lowly thatched cottage again; The birds singing gayly, that came at my call, Give me them, and that peace of mind dearer than all.”
John Howard Payne (1791–1852) first seen 1822 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Home, Sweet Home (1822), from the opera of "Clari, the Maid of Milan", reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
“Yes, in the poor man's garden grow Far more than herbs and flowers— Kind thoughts, contentment, peace of mind, And joy for weary hours.”
Mary Howitt (1799–1888) said by 1888 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The poor Man's , reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
“Unlike Christianity, which preached a peace that it never achieved, Islam unashamedly came with a sword.”
Steven Runciman (1903–2000) first seen 1951 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A History of the Crusades (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, [1951-54] 1957) vol. 1 p. 15.
“I do not see that it is necessary for any people to prove to another that they build cathedrals or pyramids before they can be entitled to peace and safety.”
Chinua Achebe (1930–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Malala is a brave and gentle advocate of peace who through the simple act of going to school became a global teacher. She said one pen can change the world - and proved how one young woman can lead the way.”
Ban Ki-moon (born 1944) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The idea of politics as a conservation in which the collision of opinions is moderated and accommodated, in which what is sought is not truth but peace, has been almost entirely lost, and supplanted by a legalist paradigm in which all political claims and conflicts are modelled in the jargon of rights.”
John Gray (philosopher) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Sir, it is true that republics have often been cradled in war, but more often they have met with a grave in that cradle. Peace is the interest, the policy, the nature of a popular Government. War may bring benefits to a few, but privation and loss are the lot of the many. An appeal to arms should be the last resort, and only by national rights or national honor can it be justified.”
Jefferson Davis (1808–1889) first seen 1846 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Debate in the House of Representatives, (6 February 1846).
“Am I not the proof (Hujjat) of the Almighty, being his remembrance upon his creatures? Did not the Holy Prophet of Islam (saww) say, "Hasan and Husayn are two Leaders (Imāms), whether they are sitting or standing"? If I had not done this work (signed the peace treaty), nobody from amongst the Shī‘as would have remained in this world, and everybody would have been killed and annihilated.”
Hasan ibn Ali (625–669) said by 669 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“By attending to the conscious part of ourselves, we contribute to the peace of others as well as ourselves.”
Warren Farrell (born 1943) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The happiness of the world is transitory. The less you become attached to the world, the more you enjoy peace of mind.”
Sarada Devi (1853–1920) said by 1920 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Our only hope for tomorrow is peace now.”
Lloyd Alexander (1924–2007) first seen 1970 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Spring of 1970; referring to the U.S. involvement in Vietnam – as quoted in Lloyd Alexander (1991) by Jill P. May, p. 10
“This is a place of peace," Medwyn said, "and therefore not suitable for men, at least, not yet.”
Lloyd Alexander (1924–2007) said by 2007 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you have made it through this publication and you still don't have peace with God, then your blood will be upon your own head. On Judgement Day, I will be free from your blood. I have poured out my heart to you. I have reasoned with you. I have pleaded with you - and you will have no one to blame but yourself for refusing to receive God's forgiveness.”
Ray Comfort (born 1949) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“And all now is war Where so lately there was peace, and the sweet brotherhood, the use of tilled fields.”
Charles Olson (1910–1970) said by 1970 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Thee, first in peace and honor - we demand The grace and glory of thy martial band. Fam'd for thy valor, for thy virtues more, Hear every tongue thy guardian aid implore! One century scarce perform'd its destined round,”
Phillis Wheatley (1753–1784) said by 1784 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I'm on top cuz I deserve to be So simmer down, calm your nerves at least Speak your words with peace Before you lay out on the curb deceased.”
“I promote peace and positivity.”
“He open'd calm the universal cause, To give each realm its limit and its laws, Bid the last breath of tired contention cease, And bind all regions in the leagues of peace; Till one confederate, condependent sway Spread with the sun and bound the walks of day, One centred system, one all-ruling soul Live thro the parts and regulate the whole.”
Joel Barlow (1754–1812) said by 1812 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A society in motion, with many overlapping groups, in their dance. And above all, a society in which peace is not lack of war, but a drive toward unity.”
Muriel Rukeyser (1913–1980) said by 1980 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We are against war and the sources of war. We are for poetry and the sources of poetry. They are everyday, these sources, as the sources of peace are everyday, infinite and commonplace as a look, as each new sun.”
Muriel Rukeyser (1913–1980) said by 1980 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We would try to imagine them, try to find each other, To construct peace, to make love, to reconcile Waking with sleeping, ourselves with each other, Ourselves with ourselves. We would try by any means To reach the limits of ourselves, to reach beyond ourselves, To let go the means, to wake.”
Muriel Rukeyser (1913–1980) said by 1980 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If one regards life and death as natural processes, the metaphysical dread vanishes, and one obtains "peace of mind".”
Peter Wessel Zapffe (1899–1990) said by 1990 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The major challenges facing humanity today are global – climate change, accessible fresh water, ever decreasing bio-diversity and over population. These problems call for global solutions and these solutions will require co-operation on a global scale unparalleled in history. Peace is the essential prerequisite to create the environment to achieve the levels of co-operation necessary.”
Steve Killelea (born 1949) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Peace and Sustainability: Cornerstones to survival in the 21st century (2007)
“Perhaps he [ Mondrian ] was too faithful to a single discovery. And perhaps that kind of painting was right for the period. But now peace and harmony are no longer possible. There is only anguish.”
Bram van Velde (1895–1981) said by 1981 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The disciples ... are capable of peacemaking because they are sustained by the purity derived from having no other telos but to enact the kingdom embodied in Jesus. Yet such a people may well be persecuted, as Jesus was persecuted, because they are an alternative to the violence of the world that is too often called "peace.”
Stanley Hauerwas (born 1940) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Ambition is the grand enemy of all peace.”
John Cowper Powys (1872–1963) said by 1963 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Now it seems to me that we are in a universalising period.. .If we are to have world peace, we should have an understanding of all the idioms of beauty because the members of humanity who have created these idioms of beauty are going to be a part of us. And I would say that we are in a period when we are discovering and becoming acquainted with these idioms for the first time.”
Mark Tobey (1890–1976) first seen 1952 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Modern Artists in America, R. Motherwell, A. Reinhardt and B. Karpel, First series, New York 1952, p. 28
“Of all our dreams today there is none more important — or so hard to realise — than that of peace in the world. May we never lose our faith in it or our resolve to do everything that can be done to convert it one day into reality.”
Lester B. Pearson (1897–1972) said by 1972 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Nothing is more certain than that war promotes science and increases comforts. Utopia may mean no more wars, but universal peace and plenty will never reign until at least one more war raises mankind to a plane of such comfort and ease that nobody on either side of a frontier can even imagine the possibility of resorting to arms. Comfort creates wars and comfort may someday end them.”
Malcolm de Chazal (1902–1981) said by 1981 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To produce a maximum of chaos in the culture of the enemy is our first most important step. Our fruits are grown in chaos, distrust, economic depression and scientific turmoil. At least a weary populace can seek peace only in our offered Communist State, at last only Communism can resolve the problems of the masses.”
Lavrentiy Beria (1899–1953) said by 1953 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“By psychopolitics create chaos. Leave a nation leaderless. Kill our enemies. And bring to Earth, through Communism, the greatest peace Man has ever known.”
Lavrentiy Beria (1899–1953) said by 1953 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Peace to the shacks! War on the palaces!”
Georg Büchner (1813–1837) said by 1837 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“English rhyme schemes suit Indian poetry as searing-hot water acts on the sweet blooms of the Mallika, which singe and destroy them (as the English do the Hindus themselves). . . . This cultural and spiritual treasure of the most peace-loving nation of our earth [has been entrusted to] the most commerce-driven nation of the globe.”
Johann Gottfried Herder (1744–1803) first seen 1803 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Preface to a new edition of Forster's Sakuntala (1803); reported in Suzanne L. Marchand, German Orientalism in the Age of Empire: Religion, Race, and Scholarship (Cambridge University Press, 2009)
“True faith, by a mighty effort of the will, fixes its gaze on our Divine Helper, and there finds it possible and wise to lose its fears. It is madness to say, "I will not be afraid; "it is wisdom and peace to say, "I will trust and not be afraid.”
Alexander Maclaren (1826–1910) said by 1910 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As I walk through This wicked world Searchin' for light in the darkness of insanity, I ask myself Is all hope lost? Is there only pain and hatred, and misery? And each time I feel like this inside, Theres one thing I wanna know: What's so funny 'bout Peace, Love, and Understanding?”
Nick Lowe (born 1949) first seen 1974 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" on The New Favourites of Brinsley Schwarz (1974); the song later became a hit as sung by Elvis Costello. (Nicke Lowe performance - Elvis Costello & Nick Lowe joint…
“So where are the strong And who are the trusted? And where is the harmony? Sweet harmony — 'cause each time I feel it slippin away, it just makes me wanna cry: What's so funny 'bout Peace, Love, and Understanding?”
Nick Lowe (born 1949) first seen 1974 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" on The New Favourites of Brinsley Schwarz (1974)
“This is complete rubbish. They did this a month and a half ago when there was another incident. We want peace in South Asia. We want no terror in South Asia. We don't export terror. We have zero tolerance for terror whether it is within India or outside India. Pakistan is only taking half measures in the fight against terrorism. Pakistan is paying the price for not heeding our advice.”
P. Chidambaram (born 1945) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: (about the 2009 Lahore attack on Sri Lankan cricket team)