Peace Quotes

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

20711 quotes

"Peace begins when we stop treating the Earth as a commodity to be exploited."
Bill McKibben
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"Peace is not the absence of struggle but the presence of justice."
Angela Davis
A
"Peace building requires the hard work of justice-making."
Angela Davis
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"Peace is not the absence of conflict - it's the presence of justice."
Naomi Klein
A
"Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of justice."
Arundhati Roy
B
"Collective healing requires confronting collective trauma and building collective power."
Barbara Smith
"We are not fighting for a return to nature, but for a future where humans live within natural limits."
Bill McKibben
"Peace with nature is the only peace worth having."
Bill McKibben
"We must move from a culture of violence to a culture of peace with nature."
Vandana Shiva
"True peace is peace with nature and all living beings."
Vandana Shiva
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"Peace on Earth requires a stable climate."
James Hansen
J
"The climate crisis demands global cooperation."
James Hansen
J
"Peace requires addressing climate change first."
James Hansen
"If I could simply turn a blind eye to injustice, perhaps I could find peace more easily."
Audre Lorde
A
"Peace is not just the absence of war, it's the presence of justice."
Arundhati Roy
A
"Peace begins inside you when you stop waging war against yourself."
Arundhati Roy
"The struggle against climate change is fundamentally a struggle for justice."
Bill McKibben
D
"Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land."
David Brower
D
"The earth is our common home."
David Brower
D
"To be in nature is to be home."
David Brower
N
"Real security comes from meeting people's needs, not from walls and weapons."
Naomi Klein
"We must move from a culture of domination to a culture of cooperation with nature."
Vandana Shiva
"Industrial agriculture is a war against the Earth; organic farming is peace."
Vandana Shiva
"Nature is abundant when we stop trying to control her and start cooperating with her."
Vandana Shiva
J
"Peace with nature means living within its limits."
James Hansen
"Climate change is the ultimate test of human solidarity and justice."
Bill McKibben
N
"True freedom means freedom from the tyranny of endless consumption."
Naomi Klein
A
"Peace is not merely the absence of war. It's the presence of justice."
Arundhati Roy
A
"Conservation means harmonizing the relationship between land and people."
Aldo Leopold
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"Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend."
Aldo Leopold