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Peace Quotes by George Washington
- [Let] the poor the needy and oppressed of the Earth, and those who want Land, resort to the fertile lands of our western country, the…
- It is our policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.
- Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause. I had hoped that liberal and…
- Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the American people's liberty teeth and keystone under independence.... From the hour the Pilgrims…
- Peace with all the world is my sincerest wish.
- Observe good faith and justice towards all Nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all. Religion and morality enjoin this conduct; and can it be that…
- The duty of holding a Neutral conduct may be inferred, without any thing more, from the obligation which justice and humanity impose on every nation,…
- If we remain one people, under an efficient government, the period is not far off when we may defy material injury from external annoyance; when…
- There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.
- The unity of government which constitutes you one people is also now dear to you. It is justly so, for it is a main pillar…
- Should the States reject this excellent Constitution, the probability is, an opportunity will never again offer to cancel another in peacethe next will be drawn…
- Avoiding occasions of expense by cultivating peace, we should remember also that timely disbursements to prepare for danger frequently prevent much greater disbursements to repel…
- ..avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense, but by vigorous exertions in time of peace to discharge the debts,…
- One of his officers, Henry Lee, summed up contemporary public opinion of Washington: First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of…
- Among the many interesting objects which will engage your attention that of providing for the common defense will merit particular regard. To be prepared for…
- Peace with all the world is my sincere wish. I am sure it is our true policy, and am persuaded it is the ardent desire…
- If we desire to secure peace...it must be known that we are at all times ready for war.
- The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is in extending our commercial relations to have as little political connection as…
- In time of peace, prepare for war.
- Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and…
- The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that's good.
- To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
- If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments…
- Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.
- Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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- Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You… — Hannah Arendt
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but… — Hannah Arendt
- No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has… — Hannah Arendt
- War has become a luxury that only small nations can afford. — Hannah Arendt
- The chief qualification of a mass leader has become unending infallibility; he can never admit an error. — Hannah Arendt
- We must all make peace so that we can all live in peace. — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave… — Aristotle
- We make war that we may live in peace. — Aristotle
- The whole is more than the sum of its parts. — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale