Peace Quotes

"I have always given it as my decided opinion that no nation had a right to intermeddle in the internal concerns of another."

"To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace."

"My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth."

"The true remedy of discord is to remove its causes, not to punish its effects."

"The Union of these States is the greatest political blessing."

"Stability in government is essential to national prosperity."

"Commerce between nations is the path to peace."

"The true source of our suffering has been our own disunion."

"The way to secure peace is to be prepared for war."

"He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows or all he sees."

"There never was a good war or a bad peace."

"Peace must be founded on justice."

"Universal peace can only be maintained by universal justice."

"Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none."

"The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them."

"Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all."

"To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace."

"Avoid entertaining private animosity toward any nation."

"If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War."

"Commerce has a natural tendency to create harmony and intercourse among nations."

"I think that 'tis a very pretty thing for us to talk about peace while we are in the midst of a war which was of our own making."

"I never knew what it was to rest easy until I came here."

"A good conscience is a continual Christmas."

"I go to my fate with a serene mind and unshakeable faith."

"I go to meet my Maker with a clear conscience and steadfast heart."

"My final words are a prayer for the complete liberation of all enslaved people."

"I asked for neither peace nor calm."

"The world will never be at peace until women are free."

"The greatest good we can do our country is to heal its party divisions."

"I feel safe within you."