Peace Quotes

Peace is to be found only within, and unless one finds it there he will never find it at all. Peace lies not in the external world. It lies within one’s own soul.

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.

Time’s but a shadow that will cease. Eternity shall bring us perfect peace.

I would rather have peace in the world than be president.

The absolute pacifist is a bad citizen; times come when force must be used to uphold right, justice and ideals.

I think the best way to decide Miss America pageants is to have the contestants fight it out to the death. That way we could eliminate all those world peace questions, or at least make them incredibly ironic.

Chamberlain (who has the mind and manner of a clothes-brush) aims only at assuring temporary peace at the price of ultimate defeat.

The Bible tells us there will be a time for peace. But, so far in this century, mankind has failed to find it.

It is customary in democratic countries to deplore expenditure on armaments as conflicting with the requirements of the social services. There is a tendency to forget that the most important social service that a government can do for its people is to keep them alive and free.

It is not enough just to be for peace. The point is, what can we do about it?