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The mere assemblage of peace loving people to interchange convinci

The mere assemblage of peace loving people to interchange convincing reasons for their common faith, mere exhortation and argument to the public in favor of peace in general fall short of the mark. – Elihu Root

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It is not uncommon in modern times to see governments straining every nerve to keep the peace, and the people whom they represent, with patriotic enthusiasm and resentment over real or fancied wrongs, urging them forward to war. – Elihu Root

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Peace
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Nothing is more important in the preservation of peace than to secure among the great mass of the people living under constitutional government a just conception of the rights which their nation has against others and of the duties their nation owes to others. – Elihu Root

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Peace
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The growth of modern constitutional government compels for its successful practice the exercise of reason and considerate judgment by the individual citizens who constitute the electorate. – Elihu Root

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Government
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Faith indeed tells what the senses do not tell, but not the contrary of what they see. It is above them and not contrary to them. – Blaise Pascal

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We are never defeated unless we give up on God. – Ronald Reagan

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Faith

A whole lot of us believers, of all different religions, are ready to turn back the tide of madness by walking together, in both the dark and the light – in other words, through life – registering voters as we go, and keeping the faith. – Anne Lamott

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Im a scientist, not a theologian. I dont know if there is a God or not. Religion requires certainty. Revere and respect Gaia. Have trust in Gaia. But not faith. – James Lovelock

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I love that you can have the language between the two worlds of technology and fashion, because I dont think that many designers get to do that. – Stella McCartney

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I was in a relationship with a girl I loved for three years. Where do you go after three years? Then youve got to start thinking about other things, and Im too young to think about those things. – Shia LaBeouf

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Still and all, why bother? Heres my answer. Many people need desperately to receive this message: I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone. – Kurt Vonnegut

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As I said there is nothing wrong with failing. Pick yourself up and try it again. You never are going to know how good you really are until you go out and face failure. – Henry Kravis

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