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“Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.”

Source: The Politics of Education: Culture, Power, and Liberation

“This is a war between good and evil. And we have made it clear to the world that we will stand strong on the side of good, and we expect other nations to join us. This is not a war between our world and their world. It is a war to save the world.”

World Made War Evil Strong Nations Peace Sides Clear Made It Good And Evil Our World Save The World Stand Strong

Author:George W. Bush

“Fortune is always on the side of the largest battalions.”

War Peace Sides Fortune

Author:Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne

“Among the innumerable mortifications which waylay human arrogance on every side may well be reckoned our ignorance of the most common objects and effects, a defect of which we become more sensible by every attempt to supply it. Vulgar and inactive minds confound familiarity with knowledge and conceive themselves informed of the whole nature of things when they are shown their form or told their use; but the speculatist, who is not content with superficial views, harasses himself with fruitless curiosity, and still, as he inquires more, perceives only that he knows less.”

“The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides.”

Ifs Has Beens War Might Peace Sides Conditions Affair Anti War Antiwar Unnecessary Both Sides Might Have Been Avoided Two Sides Unnecessary War

Author:Robert E. Lee

“The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.”

Source: The Complete Works of George Orwell: I belong to the Left: 1945

“Can anything be stupider than that a man has the right to kill me because he lives on the other side of a river and his ruler has a quarrel with mine, though I have not quarrelled with him?”

Men Peace Sides Mines Morality Rivers Patriotism Nationalism Rulers Kill Me Quarrels Patriotism And Nationalism

Author:Blaise Pascal

“The valid research for the future is on the inner side, on the spiritual side.”

Spiritual Peace Sides Research Mulling Over

Book:Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words

Source: Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words

“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

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.”

“I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”

Source: From the Kingdom of Memory: Reminiscences

“It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners.”

People Thinking War Wisdom Jobs Peace Sides Compassion Anti War Antiwar Scholar Peace War Peace Justice Make Peace Not War Executioners Peace Not War Violence And Peace Masters And Slaves

Author:Albert Camus

“The god of Victory is said to be one-handed, but Peace gives victory to both sides.”

Giving Said Peace Sides Victory Resolution Both Sides Win Win

Book:The Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Source: The Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Heroes who shed their blood and lost their lives! You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours. You, the mothers, who sent their sons from far away countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.”

Life Wells War Country Lying Mother Lost Peace Sides Differences Blood Land Tears Son Hero Soil Friendly Far Away Shed Turkeys Wipe Bosoms Your Son Rest In Peace Gallipoli

Author:Mustafa Kemal Ataturk