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Quote by Reinhold Niebuhr
Democracies are indeed slow to make war, but once embarked upon a

Democracies are indeed slow to make war, but once embarked upon a martial venture are equally slow to make peace and reluctant to make a tolerable, rather than a vindictive, peace. – Reinhold Niebuhr

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God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other. – Reinhold Niebuhr

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I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and peace. – Muhammad Ali

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Its well known Im a Scientologist, and that has helped me to find that inner peace in my life and its something that has given me great stability and tools that I use. – Tom Cruise

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Peace is its own reward. – Mahatma Gandhi

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Were there peace and justice in the Middle East, the Arabs would no more need their tinhorn dictators than they would their corpulent princes. – James Buchan

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