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“We can bomb the world to pieces, but we can't bomb it into peace.”

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Author:Michael Franti

“You've got to forget about this civilian. Whenever you drop bombs, you're going to hit civilians.”

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Author:Barry Goldwater

“My attitude toward peace does not depend on which war we are discussing. I think that words should do the work of bombs.”

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Book:I Have Chosen to Stay and Fight

Source: I Have Chosen to Stay and Fight

“To talk of atomic energy in terms of atomic bombs is like talking of electricity in terms of the electric chair.”

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Author:Pyotr Kapitsa

“The guns and the bombs, the rockets and the warships, are all symbols of human failure.”

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Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965

“Regimes planted by bayonets do not take root... Our military strength is a prerequisite to peace, but let it be clear we maintain this strength in the hope it will never be used, for the ultimate determinant in the struggle that's now going on in the world will not be bombs and rockets but a test of wills and ideas, a trial of spiritual resolve, the values we hold, the beliefs we cherish, the ideals to which we are dedicated.”

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Author:Ronald Reagan

“The point of nonviolence is to build a floor, a strong new floor, beneath which we can no longer sink. A platform which stands a few feet above napalm, torture, exploitation, poison gas, A and H bombs, the works. Give man a decent place to stand.”

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Book:DAYBREAK

Source: DAYBREAK

“We used to have a War Office, but now we have a Ministry of Defence, nuclear bombs are now described as deterrents, innocent civilians killed in war are now described as collateral damage and military incompetence leading to US bombers killing British soldiers is cosily described as friendly fire. Those who are in favour of peace are described as mavericks and troublemakers, whereas the real militants are those who want the war.”

“If you are religious, then remember that this bomb is Man's challenge to God. It's worded quite simply: We have the power to destroy everything that You have created. If you're not religious, then look at it this way. This world of ours is 460,000,000 years old. It could end in an afternoon.”

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Author:Arundhati Roy