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“The pioneers of a warless world are the young men (and women) who refuse military service.”

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Albert Einstein, a German-born theoretical physicist, is renowned for his work on relativity and the photoelectric effect. His contributions revolutionized our understanding of the universe and had a profound impact on modern physics. more

“He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, senseless brutality, deplorable love-of-country stance, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action! It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.”

“The ideal weapons system is built in 435 congressional districts and it doesn't matter whether it works or not.”

Matter Peace Weapons Built Ideals Anti War

Author:Alain Enthoven

“War is sweet to those who haven't tasted it. Dulce bellum inexpertis.”

War Peace Havens Sweet

Author:Desiderius Erasmus

“No one can persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that can only be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either by agreement or by emotional appeal.”

Peace Change Emotional Appeals Agreement Gates Emotional Appeal

Author:Marilyn Ferguson

“History has a long-range perspective. It ultimately passes stern judgment on tyrants and vindicates those who fought, suffered, were imprisoned, and died for human freedom, against political oppression and economic slavery.”

Source: Labor's Own William Z. Foster: A Communist's Fifty Years of Working-class Leadership and Struggle

“The enemy aggressor is always pursuing a course of larceny, murder, rapine, and barbarism. We are always moving forward with high mission, a destiny imposed by the deity to regenerate our victims while incidentally capturing their markets, to civilize savage and senile and paranoidal peoples while blundering accidentally into their oil wells or metal mines.”

Source: As We Go Marching

“The absence of risk is a sure sign of mediocrity.”

Peace Risk Absence Mediocrity

Author:Charles de Foucauld

“I resolve to speak ill of no man whatever, not even in a matter of truth; but rather by some means excuse the faults I hear charged upon others, and upon proper occasions speak all the good I know of everybody.”

Knows Men Mean Matter Speak Peace Faults Ill Excuse Occasions Resolve Gossip Gossiping And Rumors

Book:The autobiography of Benj. Franklin: Published verbatim from the original manuscript by his grandson Will. Temple Franklin. Edited by Jared Sparks

Source: The autobiography of Benj. Franklin: Published verbatim from the original manuscript by his grandson Will. Temple Franklin. Edited by Jared Sparks

“I hope...that mankind will at length, as they call themselves reasonable creatures, have reason and sense enough to settle their differences without cutting throats; for in my opinion there never was a good war, or a bad peace.”

War Reason Enough Peace Differences Opinion Cutting Mankind Creatures Settling Reasonable Length Throat Ubuntu Good War

Author:Benjamin Franklin

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