Quote by George Washington
If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it if we de

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 of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War. – George Washington

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Government is not reason it is not eloquent it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. – George Washington

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The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves. – George Washington

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I fought for peace in the fifties. – Pete Seeger

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I get those fleeting, beautiful moments of inner peace and stillness – and then the other 23 hours and 45 minutes of the day, Im a human trying to make it through in this world. – Ellen DeGeneres

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There are better ways we can transform this virulent hatred – by living our ideals, the Peace Corps, exchange students, teachers, exporting our music, poetry, blue jeans. – Helen Thomas

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You cant make war in the Middle East without Egypt and you cant make peace without Syria. – Henry A. Kissinger

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Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war. – Donald Rumsfeld

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You cant teach a hunter its wrong to kill. – Hari Dass Baba

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