“The true lesson of the Vietnam War is: certainty of purpose and ruthlessness of execution win wars.” WarPurposeWinningPeaceLessonsCertaintyVietnamExecutionVietnam WarRuthlessness Author:Ronald Reagan
“There is still work to be done, but that remains a crucial lesson, you cannot bring peace and security to people just by signing an agreement. In fact, most peace agreements don't last.” PeopleStillsDoneFactsLastsPeaceSecurityLessonsRemainsAgreementCrucialSigningWork To Be DonePeace And Security Author:Hillary Clinton
“All the lessons of history in four sentences: 1) Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power; 2) The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small; 3) The bee fertilizes the flower it robs; 4) When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.” FirstsEnoughStarsPeaceDarkFourFlowerLessonsMadSentencesBeesGrindMills Author:Charles A. Beard
“It is better to be small, colorful, sexy, careless, and peaceful, like the flowers, than large, conservative, repressed, fearful, and aggressive, like the thunder lizards; a lesson, by the way, that the Earth has yet to learn.” WayEarthPeaceFlowerLessonsConservativeSexyPeacefulAggressiveFearfulThunderCarelessColorfulRepressedLizards Book:Jitterbug Perfume Source: Jitterbug Perfume
“I really see no other solution than to turn inwards and to root out all the rottenness there. I no longer believe that we can change anything in the world until we first change ourselves. And that seems to me the only lesson to be learned.” WorldFirstsBelieveSeemsTurnsPeaceLessonsSolutionsRootsLessons To Be Learned Book:Etty: The Letters and Diaries of Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943 Source: Etty: The Letters and Diaries of Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943