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“Peace means something different from 'not fighting'. Those aren't peace…” quote by Jo Walton — Download Open image

“Peace means something different from 'not fighting'. Those aren't peace advocates, they're 'stop fighting' advocates. Peace is an active and complex thing and sometimes fighting is part of what it takes to get it.”

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