This I know. This I believe with all my heart. If we want a free and peaceful world, if we want to make deserts bloom and man grow to greater dignity as a human being-we can do it! ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Let a Secretary of Peace be appointed. ~ Benjamin Banneker

But I want first of all— in fact, as an end to these other desires— to be at peace with myself. ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Gift from the Sea

Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people. ~ Jawaharlal Nehru

How many men must die before we can really have a free and true and peaceful society? How long will it take? ~ Coretta Scott King

Truce is better than friction. ~ Charles Herguth

There is more value in placing a flower in a rifle barrel than making war. As Jimi Hendrix used to say, musical notes have more importance than bullets. ~ Carlos Santana, Peru Interview, AP, 3/20/06

I worked for suffrage for years, and got it. I've worked for peace for 55 years and haven't come close. ~ Jeanette Rankin

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