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Quote by John Ruskin
You may either win your peace or buy it: win it, by resistance to

You may either win your peace or buy it: win it, by resistance to evil buy it, by compromise with evil. – John Ruskin

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Men were not intended to work with the accuracy of tools, to be precise and perfect in all their actions. – John Ruskin

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Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together. – John Ruskin

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You might sooner get lightning out of incense smoke than true action or passion out of your modern English religion. – John Ruskin

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Now for my own case, I bless the Lord that, for all that hath been said of me, my conscience doth not condemn me. I do not say I am free of sin, but I am at peace with God through a slain Mediator and I believe that there is no salvation but only in Christ. – Donald Cargill

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When you make your peace with authority, you become authority. – Jim Morrison

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I am deeply concerned that, without peace and a two-state solution, the Jewish and democratic nature of Israel is in danger. Thats why I have opposed Israels settlement policy since 1973, and thats why I have favored a two-state solution since 1967. – Alan Dershowitz

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One of the gaps in our international development efforts is the provision of global public goods – that is, goods or conditions we need that no individual or country can secure on their own, such as halting global warming, financial stability and peace and security. – Anna Lindh

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