Peace Quotes
“The threat today is not that of the 1930s. It's not big powers going to war with each other. The ravages which fundamentalist political ideology inflicted on the 20th century are memories. The Cold war is over. Europe is at peace, if not always diplomatically.”
“I think what the Nobel committee is doing is going beyond war and looking at what humanity can do to prevent war. Sustainable management of our natural resources will promote peace.”
-- Wangari Maathai
“The Peace Corps would give thousands of young Americans a chance to see at first hand the conditions in remote areas of the world.”
-- Sargent Shriver
“Most of the approaches to peace between Israel and the Palestinians, have been directed at trying to resolve the most complex problems, like refugees and Jerusalem, which is akin to building the pyramid from the top down.”
-- Benjamin Netanyahu
“If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources.”
-- Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations.”
-- Kofi Annan