History Quote by Abba Eban

For the victor peace means the preservation of the position of power which he has secured. For the vanquished it means resigning himself to…

— Gustav Stresemann

It must be a peace without victory...Victory would mean peace forced upon the loser, a victor's terms imposed upon the vanquished. It would be…

— Woodrow Wilson

Peace is an armistice in a war that is continuously going on.

— Thucydides

This is not a peace. It is an armistice for twenty years.

— Ferdinand Foch

a victor's peace is usually vindictive and stirs up a passion for revenge a generation or so later.

— Muriel Lester

Surrender is a journey from the outer turmoil to the inner peace.

— Sri Chinmoy

“Let the battle for peace commence”

— Patrick Ness

When [men] go to war, what they want is to impose on their enemies the victor's will and call it peace.

— Saint Augustine

It is expedient for the victor to wish for peace restored; for the vanquished it is necessary.

— Seneca the Younger

The end of nonviolent 'war' is always an agreement, never dictation, much less humiliation of the opponent.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Peace is obtained by war.

— Cornelius Nepos

“The beginning of war is similar to the beginning of peace — the world and the heart know nothing about it.”

— Albert Camus