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“How different the peace of God from that of the world! It calms the passions, preserves the purity of the conscience, is inseparable from righteousness, unites us to God and strengthens us against temptations. The peace of the soul consists in an absolute resignation to the will of God.”

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Book:Spiritual Progress

Source: Spiritual Progress

“Absolute peace in our world is an unattainable goal. But it is one towards which we must continue to journey, our eyes fixed on it as a traveller in a desert fixes his eyes on the one guiding star that will lead him to salvation.”

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Author:Aung San Suu Kyi

“It is in war that the State really comes into its own: swelling in power, in number, in pride, in absolute dominion over the economy and the society.”

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Book:The Ethics of Liberty

Source: The Ethics of Liberty

“There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances.”

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Book:My Life: An Attempt at an Autobiography

Source: My Life: An Attempt at an Autobiography

“War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.”

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Book:Vorkosigan's Game

Source: Vorkosigan's Game

“Peace is preferable to war. But it’s not an absolute value, and so we always ask, “What kind of peace?”

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Book:Middle East Illusions: Including Peace in the Middle East? : Reflections on Justice and Nationhood

Source: Middle East Illusions: Including Peace in the Middle East? : Reflections on Justice and Nationhood

“Loving Your Enemies... Far from being the pious injunction of a utopian dreamer, this demand is an absolute necessity for the survival of our civilization. Yes it is love that will save our world and civilization; love even for our enemies.”

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Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.

“I am a steadfast follower of the doctrine of non-violence which was first preached by Lord Buddha, whose divine wisdom is absolute.”

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Author:Dalai Lama

“Peace, or freedom from conflict, is the absolute core of happiness. It is in learning to watch our sense of peace that we avoid unhappiness. All forms of misery are heralded by a frame of mind that must become immediately recognizable if we are ever to gain mastery in happiness...Take the time to look in your heart and be clear. Walk through life being clear. Practice doing each thing in peace.”

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Author:Hugh Prather

“Nonviolence is absolute respect for each human being.”

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Author:Adolfo Perez Esquivel

“Nonviolence is absolute commitment to the way of love. Love is not emotional bash; it is not empty sentimentalism. It is the active outpouring of one's whole being into the being of another.”

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Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.

“I am convinced that love is the most durable power in the world. It is not an expression of impractical idealism, but of practical realism. Far from being the pious injunction of a Utopian dreamer, love is an absolute necessity for the survival of our civilization. To return hate for hate does nothing but intensify the existence of evil in the universe. Someone must have sense enough and religion enough to cut off the chain of hate and evil, and this can only be done through love.”