Peace Quotes

Not just the absence of war, but the presence of justice, understanding, and inner calm.

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"We cannot build peace on foundations of injustice."
James Reeb
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"The work of peace begins with the courage to speak truth."
James Reeb
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"We cannot build a just society on a foundation of violence."
James Reeb
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"Trying to find peace in a war is like trying to find light in darkness."
Atticus Finch
"Peace begins when we choose dialogue over division."
Al Sharpton
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"Every moment of stillness is an act of rebellion in a restless world."
Andrew Goodman
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"Peace is what blooms when we stop fighting ourselves."
Andrew Goodman
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"Peace is built brick by brick through acts of understanding and compassion."
James Chaney
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"Peace is not merely the absence of conflict, but the presence of justice."
James Chaney
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"Peace begins not with the absence of conflict, but with understanding."
Andrew Goodman
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"We are all called to be bridges, not walls."
Michael Schwerner
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"Hatred cannot be overcome by more hatred."
Michael Schwerner
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"Hatred divides; compassion unites."
Michael Schwerner
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"Peace comes when justice is finally achieved."
Michael Schwerner
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"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."
Viola Liuzzo
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"I believe in the power of nonviolent resistance."
Viola Liuzzo
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"True peace comes through justice, not indifference."
Viola Liuzzo
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"I believe we are called to be peacemakers in a violent world."
Viola Liuzzo
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"We must come to see that the end we seek is a society at peace with itself, a society that can live with its conscience."
Coretta Scott King
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"I have always believed that violence was a sin against God and against humanity."
Coretta Scott King
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"Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred."
Coretta Scott King
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"True peace is not merely the absence of tension but the presence of justice."
Coretta Scott King
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"If we are to have peace in the world, we must develop the capacity for understanding and compassion."
Coretta Scott King
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"We cannot separate the peace of nations from the peace of the human soul and spirit."
Coretta Scott King
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"True peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict."
Coretta Scott King
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"The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral."
Coretta Scott King
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"Real peace comes through justice, not through the absence of conflict."
James Reeb
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"The work of peace is never finished; each generation must take it up anew."
James Reeb
"We must learn to disagree without being disagreeable."
Al Sharpton
"We build coalitions not by erasing differences, but by finding common purpose."
Al Sharpton