Quotes About Peace

We desire the good of the world and the happiness of the nations that the bonds of affection and unity between the sons of men should be strengthened... what harm is there in this?... these fruitless strifes, these ruinous wars shall pass away, and the 'Most Great Peace' shall come.

The strength of a civilization is not measured by its ability to fight wars, but rather by its ability to prevent them.

If all of us acted in unison as I act individually there would be no wars and no poverty. I have made myself personally responsible for the fate of every human being who has come my way.

Religion is a very sensitive subject and reason for wars all over the world.

Throughout my career, I learned plenty about war on the battlefield, but I learned even more about the importance of finding peace. And that is what the State Department and U.S.A.I.D. do: prevent the wars that we can avoid so that we fight only the ones we must.

The past is prophetic in that it asserts loudly that wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows.

Wars can be resolved. Human rights atrocities can be stopped. We just have to apply the right policies.

It's hard to stop wars, and it's hard to stop the abuse of the planet and all of those things. I guess you just do what you can do and voice your concern.

Capitalism saved the world, and there is even a heretical theory now, moving up from the level of individuals to countries: countries that trade more and have more open economies are less likely to fight wars and less likely to have genocides.

Many of the wars we see around the world start as domestic conflicts that are fueled by external forces and powers. My view is that we can help peace if we help communities transform from the inside, on their own terms.

Our shared historical experiences led myself and Mitterrand to the decision that we must do everything to prevent further wars.

All wars are criminal.

The world is a challenging place in terms of wars and peace, basic human rights and freedoms. The Holy Father has a major role to play in global affairs. The pope is more than a spiritual leader. For the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, he is an inspiration of holiness and goodness and, above all, the faithful proclamation of the Gospel.

All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones.

War is no picnic. Wars should be prevented, and if you can't prevent them, you have to put them off.

Peace is something very dear. If you've been through wars and operations and battles, you want peace.

I have lost count of how many wars I have actively and largely ineffectively tried to stop.

The most important thing to me with any politician is that they don't start wars, but education is a big part of that, too, because educated people are less likely to do stupid, violent things.

No one has hit the FARC harder than I. But all wars have to end at some point, and that requires a negotiated solution.

We need to restart political processes to end wars.

I remember saying that wars must not be glorified, but wars must be remembered.

Noble ideas, great sentiments have always existed and have always been transmitted, but wars have never ceased.

Children aren't responsible for wars.

We're nondenominational. I come from Northern Ireland, and we've had religious wars for years. I didn't want to create an illusion that my God is better than your God. So our show is a spiritual show, not a religious show.