Quote by Lytton Strachey
The old interests of aristocracy - the romance of action, the exal

The old interests of aristocracy – the romance of action, the exalted passions of chivalry and war – faded into the background, and their place was taken by the refined and intimate pursuits of peace and civilization. – Lytton Strachey

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The stability and peace which seemed to be so firmly established by the brilliant monarchy of Francis I vanished with the terrible outbreak of the Wars of Religion. – Lytton Strachey

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Oh, how great peace and quietness would he possess who should cut off all vain anxiety and place all his confidence in God. – Thomas a Kempis

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The real discovery is the one which enables me to stop doing philosophy when I want to. The one that gives philosophy peace, so that it is no longer tormented by questions which bring itself into question. – Ludwig Wittgenstein

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The Disarmament Conference has become the focal point of a great struggle between anarchy and world order… between those who think in terms of inevitable armed conflict and those who seek to build a universal and durable peace. – Arthur Henderson

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Peace is much more precious than a piece of land… let there be no more wars. – Anwar Sadat

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