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“Men like war: they do not hold much sway over birth, so they make up for it with death. Unlike women, men menstruate by shedding other people's blood.”

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Author:Lucy Ellmann

“Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin? The Blood of Jesus whispers peace within.”

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Author:Salman Rushdie

“I, serial number 30743, Lieutenant General in reserves Yitzhak Rabin, a soldier in the Israeli Defense Forces and in the army of peace, I, who have sent armies into fire and soldiers to their death, say today: We sail onto a war which has no casualties, no wounded, no blood nor suffering. It is the only war which is a pleasure to participate in - the war for peace.”

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Author:Yitzhak Rabin

“The sinister nature of the American soil is apparent in places like Gettysburg. Fertilize it with the blood of heros, and it brings forth a frozen-custard stand.”

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Book:Poor Russell's almanac

Source: Poor Russell's almanac

“May Christ the Savior give peace to Nigeria, where more blood is being shed and too many people are unjustly deprived of their possessions, held as hostages or killed.”

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Author:Pope Francis

“What is absurd and monstrous about war is that men who have no personal quarrel should be trained to murder one another in cold blood.”

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Book:Complete Essays: 1936-1938

Source: Complete Essays: 1936-1938

“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”

“A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.”

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Author:George S. Patton

“Man is the only animal that deals in that atrocity of atrocities War. He is the only one that gathers his brethren about him and goes forth in cold blood and calm pulse to exterminate his kind. He is the only animal that for sordid wages will march out... and help to slaughter strangers of his own species who have done him no harm and with whom he has no quarrel.... And in the intervals between campaigns he washes the blood off his hands and works for the universal brotherhood of man with his mouth.”

“Liberty and democracy become unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.”

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Book:Gandhi on Non-violence

Source: Gandhi on Non-violence

“Heroes who shed their blood and lost their lives! You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours. You, the mothers, who sent their sons from far away countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.”

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Author:Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

“Man invents war. Man discovers peace. He invents war from without. He discovers peace from within. War man throws. Peace man sows. The smile of war is the flood of human blood. The smile of peace is the love, below, above.”

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Author:Sri Chinmoy

“His fingers skimmed down her body, over skin and satin, and she shivered, leaning into him, and she was sure they both tasted like blood and ashes and salt, but it didn't matter; the world, the city, and all it's lights and life seemed to have narrowed down to this, just her and Jace, the burning heart of a frozen world.”

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Book:City of Fallen Angels

Source: City of Fallen Angels

“The same hot lightning that burns your blood with passion–– cools your fears with peace.”

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Book:The River of Winged Dreams (Hardcover Gift Edition)

Source: The River of Winged Dreams (Hardcover Gift Edition)

“The United States of America is still run by its citizens. The government works for us. Rank imperialism and warmongering are not American traditions or values. We do not need to dominate the world. We want and need to work with other nations. We want to find solutions other than killing people. Not in our name, not with our money, not with our children's blood.”