Peace Quotes

"I have found that the greatest peace comes from knowing that I am doing the right thing."

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

"A good conscience is a soft pillow."

"In commerce and trade lie the seeds of lasting peace between nations."

"There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to defend ourselves."

"Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can."

"Humanity has ever been prone to suffer rather than to right itself by the sword."

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

"I am quite cheerful in view of my approaching end."

"I cannot accept a peace that is built upon the foundations of injustice."

"I am at peace with my decision to take this path."

"I do not seek revenge, only the cessation of evil."

"I am ready to meet my maker with a clear conscience."

"Wars are not acts of God. They are caused by man, by failures of mankind."

"Hate is too great a burden to bear."

"Violence is the weapon of the weak."

"The white man's happiness cannot be purchased by the black man's misery."

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

"The greatest security for tranquility in the state is to diminish the misery of the people."

"The spirit of this country is totally opposed to a large military force."

"The white folks and the colored folks all must work together to build a better nation."

"I am ready to go at any moment, with a clear conscience."

"I am content to fade from history if justice prevails."

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

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

"The basis of our national policy is the principle of good faith toward all nations."

"I have always declared that an honest friendship with all nations is our truest policy."

"The principle of true civilization is the exact reverse of the principle of war."

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

"I believe that love and compassion are the ultimate weapons against hatred."