Peace Quotes

"Peace built on the foundation of military victory is peace forever threatened by memory."

"In peace, prepare for war; in war, remember why you loved peace."

"The officer who loves war for its own sake is unfit to wage it."

"In study of conflict, one discovers the nature of peace."

"I have never advocated war except as a means of peace."

"Peace is the normal condition of mankind."

"The Union has been preserved."

"We want peace, but we are prepared for war."

"Peace, like victory, must be earned through vigilance and moral courage."

"In times of peace, prepare for conflict; in times of conflict, remember peace."

"I have no motive of hate against the North."

"I am tired, and sick, and weary of war."

"Peace is but a dream that can only become reality through constant vigilance."

"The greatest victory is the one won without bloodshed."

"I believe it is a true maxim that whatever strengthens and purifies the union should be cherished."

"I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine."

"War does not determine who is right, only who is left."

"I have seen too much war to wish for any more."

"The future of the Union depends on reconciliation, not retribution."

"Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of justice."

"The peace that lasts is not the peace imposed by force, but the peace accepted by justice."

"I have never advocated war except as a means of peace."

"Peace can only be maintained if everyone is convinced that war is not in his interest."

"I never felt any animosity toward those I fought against."

"I have no hatred for any man, regardless of conflict."

"The greatest victory is obtained not on the battlefield but in the human heart."

"Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the mastery of it."

"The greatest victory is the one achieved with the least bloodshed."

"Peace requires strength; weakness only invites conflict."

"The greatest victory is the one that preserves peace."