“Vitality springs from diversity -- which makes for real progress so long as there is mutual toleration, based on the recognition that worse may come from an attempt to suppress differences than from acceptance of them. For this reason, the kind of peace that makes progress possible is best assured by the mutual checks created by a balance of forces-alike in the sphere of internal politics and of international relations.” KindMayLongRealReasonPoliticsForcePeaceDifferencesJusticePowerProgressAcceptanceBalanceDiversitySpringRelationIndependenceInternationalToleranceChecksRecognitionInternalsMutualSpheresIndividualismAssuredVitalityInternational RelationsToleration Book:Why Don't We Learn from History? Source: Why Don't We Learn from History?
“Without free, self-respecting, and autonomous citizens there can be no free and independent nations. Without internal peace, that is, peace among citizens and between the citizens and the state, there can be no guarantee of external peace.” SelfStatesNationsPeaceFreedomHeroCitizensRespectIndependentGuaranteesInternalsCitizenshipAutonomousWorld CitizenInternal Peace Author:Vaclav Havel
“Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him.” MenMeanWarSpiritHatePeaceFreedomViolenceRefuseRedemptionInternalsThought ProvokingNonviolenceAvoidingNon ViolencePeace And JusticePeace JusticeHate HimViolence And PeaceAvoiding PainPhysical Violence Book:I Have a Dream: The Quotations of Martin Luther King, Jr Source: I Have a Dream: The Quotations of Martin Luther King, Jr
“Power... Military success is not sufficient to win: economic development, institution-building and the rule of law, promoting internal reconciliation, good governance, providing basic services to the people, training and equipping indigenous military and police forces, strategic communications, and more of these, along with security, are essential ingredients for long-term success.” PeopleLongLawWinningForcePeaceTermEconomicSecurityMilitaryBuildingCommunicationDevelopmentEssentialsTrainingPoliceInstitutionsLong TermSufficientInternalsIngredientsProvidingGovernancePromotingIndigenousReconciliationStrategicRule Of LawEconomic DevelopmentPolice ForceGood GovernanceLong Term Success Author:Robert M. Gates