Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
I am a strong believer that without justice, there is no peace. No lasting peace, anyway.
You may gain temporary appeasement by a policy of concession to violence, but you do not gain lasting peace that way.
I feel that an understanding could be reached with Germany which would result in a lasting peace with Europe and believe that a German victory is preferable to a British and Soviet victory.
Today, our actions must be motivated only by our intense desire to achieve a just and lasting peace. The compassion and charity of the American people should be reflected in this legislation, though sadly, they are silenced.
Modern society, based as it is on the division of labor, can be preserved only under conditions of lasting peace.
I would like to stress here that a lasting peace in the Chechen republic and so-called peace talks with the bandits are not the same thing, and I would ask everyone to make no mistake about that.
What we want is a lasting peace. We will oppose soft measures which invite the breaking of the peace.
A war can perhaps be won single-handedly. But peace - lasting peace - cannot be secured without the support of all.
The popular, and one may say naive, idea is that peace can be secured by disarmament and that disarmament must therefore precede the attainment of absolute security and lasting peace.