“To wage war on misery and to struggle against injustice is to promote, along with improved conditions, the human and spiritual progress of all men, and therefore the common good of humanity. Peace cannot be limited to a mere absence of war, the result of an ever precarious balance of forces. No, peace is something that is built up day after day, in the pursuit of an order intended by God, which implies a more perfect form of justice among men.” MenHumansWarSpiritualFormHumanityOrderForcePeaceJusticePerfectResultsCommonStruggleProgressConditionsBalanceBuiltMiseryMereInjusticeAbsencePursuitCommon GoodUbuntuPeace And JusticePrecariousPeace JusticePeace Not WarSpiritual Progress Book:On the development of peoples Source: On the development of peoples
“The Pledge of Allegiance says "...with liberty and justice for all." What part of "all" don't you understand?” PoliticsPeaceJusticeLibertyCivil RightsPledgeAllegiancePeace And JusticePeace JusticeLiberty And JusticeJustice For AllPledge Of AllegianceLiberty And Justice For All Author:Patricia Schroeder
“Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.” PassionPeaceJusticeAngelPeace And JusticePeace Justice Author:Therese of Lisieux
“Violence produces only something resembling justice, but it distances people from the possibility of living justly, without violence.” PeopleWarPeaceJusticeViolencePossibilityProduceDistanceUbuntuPeace Justice Author:Leo Tolstoy
“All who affirm the use of violence admit it is only a means to achieve justice and peace. But peace and justice are nonviolence...the final end of history. Those who abandon nonviolence have no sense of history. Rathy they are bypassing history, freezing history, betraying history.” MeanEndsUseWisdomPeaceJusticeViolenceAchieveFinalsAbandonBetrayNonviolencePeace And JusticeFreezingPeace Justice Author:Andre Trocme
“Our work for peace must begin within the private world of each of us. To build for man a world without fear, we must be without fear. To build a world of justice, we must be just.” MenWorldPeaceJustice Author:Dag Hammarskjold
“Just as we take for granted the need to acquire proficiency in the basic academic subjects, I am hopeful that a time will come when we can take it for granted that children will learn, as part of the curriculum, the indispensability of inner values: love, compassion, justice, and forgiveness.” LoveNeedsChildrenValuesPeaceJusticeCompassionLearningSubjectsForgivenessBuddhistGrantedAcquireHopefulAcademicIndispensableCurriculumTeaching ChildrenCore ValuesChildren LearningTaking Things For GrantedLove And ForgivenessProficiency Author:Dalai Lama
“...Any definition of a culture of peace must address the problem of achieving justice for communities and individuals who do not have the means to compete or cope without structured assistance and compassionate help.” MeanHelpingProblemCultureIndividualPeaceCommunityJusticeAchieveSocial JusticeDefinitionsAddressesCompassionateAssistanceFair Trade Author:Mahnaz Afkhami
“It would be naïve to think that peace and justice can be achieved easily. No set of rules or study of history will automatically resolve the problems ... However, with faith and perseverance, ... complex problems in the past have been resolved in our search for justice and peace.” ThinkingHas BeensProblemWould BePastHumanityPeaceJusticeStudyComplexesPerseveranceResolvePeace And JusticeComplex Problems Book:Negotiation, the Alternative to Hostility Source: Negotiation, the Alternative to Hostility