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“Peace won by compromise is usually a short lived achievement.”

Peace Achievement Compromise Short Lived

Author:Winfield Scott

“If we don't manage to find not just a compromise but a lasting peace agreement, we know perfectly well what the scenario will be. It has a name, it's called war.”

Ifs Knows Wells War Names Peace Manage Compromise Agreement Lasting Scenarios

Author:Francois Hollande

“We demand an unconditional peace, we demand a cease-fire, a withdrawal of all foreign troops, and closing of the border.... We will find a compromise within the country.”

Country Peace Fire Demand Cease Compromise Borders Troops Unconditional Closing Withdrawal

Author:Petro Poroshenko

“The Constitution itself, plainly written as it is, the safeguard of our federative compact, the offspring of concession and compromise, binding together in the bonds of peace and union this great and increasing family of free and independent States, will be the chart by which I shall be directed.”

States Together Peace Written Constitution Independent Unions Compromise Offspring Binding Concessions Compact

Author:James K. Polk

“Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.”

Humans Inspiration Today Form Nations Peace Nature Responsibility Ethics Universal Climate Change Compromise Sustainable Development Sense Of Responsibility Animals In Nature Nature And Animals

Book:My Tibet

Source: My Tibet

“You may either win your peace or buy it: win it, by resistance to evil; buy it, by compromise with evil.”

May Political Evil Politics Winning Peace Resistance Compromise

Book:The Two Paths

Source: The Two Paths

“We extend our hand towards peace. Our people are committed to peace. We know that peace entails painful compromise for both sides.”

People Knows Hands Pain Peace Sides Painful Committed Compromise Both Sides

Author:Ariel Sharon

“Peace is such a precious jewel that I would give anything for it but truth.”

Giving Peace Sin Compromise Jewels Precious Jewels

Book:Exposition of the Old and New Testament

Source: Exposition of the Old and New Testament

“Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily based on mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts of justice and police.”

“Condemning class struggle does not mean condemning every possible form of social conflict. Such conflicts inevitably arise and Christians must often take a position in the "struggle for social justice." What is condemned is "total war," which has no respect for the dignity of others (and consequently of oneself). It excludes reasonable compromise, does not pursue the common good but the good of a group, and sets out to destroy whatever stands in its way.”

“There can be no compromise with war; it cannot be reformed or controlled; cannot be disciplined into decency or codified into common sense; for war is the slaughter of human beings, temporarily regarded as enemies, on as large a scale as possible.”

Humans War Peace Human Beings Common Enemy Scales Common Sense Compromise Controlled Decency Slaughter Ubuntu No Compromise

Author:Jeannette Rankin