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“To rob, to ravage, to murder, in their imposing language, are the arts of civil policy. When they have made the world a solitude, they call it peace.”

World Art Made Language Peace Policy Solitude Murder Imposing

Author:Tacitus

“More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginnings of all wars. Yes, an end to this brutal, inhuman and thoroughly impractical method of settling the differences between Governments. The once powerful malignant Nazi state is crumbling; the Japanese warlords are receiving in their homelands the retribution for which they asked when they attacked Pearl Harbor. But the mere conquest of our enemies is not enough; we must go on to do all in our power to conquer the doubts and the fears, the ignorance and the greed, which made this horror possible.”

“It is accordance with our determination to refrain from aggression and build up a sentiment and practice among nations more favorable to peace, that we ratified a treaty for the limitation of naval armaments made in 1921, earnestly sought for a further extension of this principle in 1927, and have secured the consent of fourteen important nations to the negotiation of a treaty condemning recourse to war, renouncing it is an instrument of national policy, and pledging each other to seek no solution of their disagreements except by pacific means.”

Important War Nations Peace Practice Policy Determination Instruments Sentiments Aggression Consent Negotiation Treaties Refrain Fourteen Condemning Recourse

Author:Calvin Coolidge

“Israel has been extremely aggressive, they have continued with their settlement policies, they have continued demolitions, they have continued with their occupation policies which entail a humiliation of Palestinians, which makes the (peace) process difficult.”

Has Beens Peace Process Difficult Policy Israel Occupation Aggressive Palestinian Humiliation Settlement Demolition

Author:Margot Wallstrom

“At the same time, old confrontations have taken on frightening urgency, especially the India-Pakistan conflict over Kashmir and the violent stalemate in the Middle East. Progress on these and other global challenges requires us to develop a larger strategy for American foreign policy, rooted in a fundamental commitment to move the world from interdependence to an integrated global community committed to peace and prosperity, freedom and security.”

“Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.”

Source: Memoir, correspondence, and miscellanies from the papers of T. Jefferson

“National defense is the usual pretext for the policy of fleecing the people.”

People War Peace Policy Defense Usual Anti War Antiwar Pretext National Defense

Author:John Taylor of Caroline

“Nonviolence is a good policy when the conditions permit.”

War Peace Inspiring Conditions Policy Permit Nonviolence

Author:Nelson Mandela

“The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls.”

“Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events.”

Source: My Early Life: 1874-1904

“No government can love a child, and no policy can substitute for a family's care. But at the same time, government can either support or undermine families as they cope with moral, social and economic stresses of caring for children.”

Children Government Care Social Peace Moral Support Economy Economic Policy Economics Stress Caring Substitutes Child Care

Author:Hillary Clinton