Quote by Richard Cobden
From 1836, down to last year, there is no proof of the Government

From 1836, down to last year, there is no proof of the Government having any confidence in the duration of peace, or possessing increased security against war. – Richard Cobden

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I have been particularly struck with the overwhelming evidence which is given as to the fitness of the natives of India for high offices and employments. – Richard Cobden

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In Holland, they have come to precisely the same conclusion. There they have adopted a system of secular education, because they have found it impracticable to unite the religious bodies in any system of combined religious instruction. – Richard Cobden

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We will not have peace by afterthought. – Norman Cousins

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Military hardliners called me a security threat for promoting peace in South Asia and for supporting a broad-based government in Afghanistan. – Benazir Bhutto

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Since creation of the E.U. a half century ago, Europe has enjoyed the longest period of peace in its history. – John Bruton

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The United States contributes to peace in both by serving as a buffer between and among regional powers that, while not preparing for armed conflict, do not fully trust one another. – Michael Mandelbaum

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I take it that what all men are really after is some form of, perhaps only some formula of, peace. – James Conrad

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