Quote by Elihu Root
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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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The point of departure of the process to which we wish to contribute is the fact that war is the natural reaction of human nature in the savage state, while peace is the result of acquired characteristics. – Elihu Root

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Secretary of War Stanton used to get out of patience with Lincoln because he was all the time pardoning men who ought to be shot. – Elihu Root

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Patience
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It is to be observed that every case of war averted is a gain in general, for it helps to form a habit of peace, and community habits long continued become standards of conduct. – Elihu Root

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It has been, after all, 11 years, more than a decade now, of defiance of U.N. resolutions by Saddam Hussein. Every obligation that he signed onto after the Gulf War, so that he would not be a threat to peace and security, he has ignored and flaunted. – Condoleezza Rice

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We make war that we may live in peace. – Aristotle

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Let us show our fellow countrymen and the entire world what the Germans can do when they work for peace. – Walter Ulbricht

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The aggressive, unprovoked acts of violence against Israel by Hezbollah and Hamas are revealing. It is clear they dont want peace, but rather seek the ultimate destruction of Israel. – John Boehner

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From listening comes wisdom and from speaking, repentance. – Proverb

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I have a kind of boring personal life, to the paparazzi anyway, and I dont hang with the cool crowd. – Diane Kruger

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Its so interesting how success hits people and how they react to it. – John Mayer

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A visitor from Mars could easily pick out the civilized nations. They have the best implements of war. – Herbert V. Prochnow

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