Peace Quotes

"Peace is preferable, but not at the price of honor."

"Peace is built on the foundation of understanding."

"The heart that has learned to forgive is the heart that knows peace."

"The pursuit of peace requires as much strength as the conduct of war."

"The legitimate object of war is a more perfect peace."

"I realize that unless victory comes with peace it will be a hollow thing."

"I long for peace, but I shall not lay down my arms until the Union is secure."

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

"Let us have peace—but let it be peace founded upon union and not upon subjugation."

"The path to peace is paved with justice."

"I have learned that forgiveness is the path to peace."

"Peace comes to those who have settled accounts with their conscience."

"Peace is desirable, but a nation unprepared for war will find peace imposed upon it by others."

"The price of peace is eternal vigilance against those who would disturb it."

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

"A nation at peace is a nation that has learned the true cost of war."

"The true measure of success is not victory in battle, but the absence of the necessity for it."

"The true price of peace is eternal vigilance and moral courage."

"The preservation of peace requires the constant preparation for war."

"In times of peace, prepare as though war were imminent."

"The people of Georgia have had destruction and gloom long enough."

"The legitimate object of war is a more perfect peace."

"My life as a soldier is over, now I want to live in peace."

"The peace that follows war is sweeter than any peace achieved in time of plenty."

"The greatest victory is that which requires no battle."

"The path to peace is paved with understanding."

"A peaceful heart breeds a peaceful world."

"Diplomacy without arms is like music without instruments."

"I love peace above all."

"The sword cannot create, it can only destroy."