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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 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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Faith
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Elihu Root
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The limitation upon this mode of promoting peace lies in the fact that it consists in an appeal to the civilized side of man, while war is the product of forces proceeding from mans original savage nature. – Elihu Root

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Peace
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Elihu Root
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To deal with the true causes of war one must begin by recognizing as of prime relevancy to the solution of the problem the familiar fact that civilization is a partial, incomplete, and, to a great extent, superficial modification of barbarism. – Elihu Root

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War
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Elihu Root
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I dont think I have accomplished what I still have to accomplish. There is one thing that I would like to do, and thats to bring security and peace to the Jewish people. – Ariel Sharon

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Its not so much about killing an animal, its being at peace and you dont have to worry about all the other things that go on. Thats a couple of hours a week that you get to escape but its nice to do that. – Brett Favre

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Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character. – Baruch Spinoza

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Im married. My wife, Stella – a beautiful woman. Shes brought a lot of peace to my life, a lot of wisdom. – Anthony Hopkins

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