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Quote by Elihu Root
It is to be observed that every case of war averted is a gain in g

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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The methods of peace propaganda which aim at establishing peace doctrine by argument and by creating a feeling favorable to peace in general seem to fall short of reaching the springs of human action and of dealing with the causes of the conduct which they seek to modify. – Elihu Root

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Peace
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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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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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Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. – Buddha

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In addition to serving overseas, the Peace Corps Crisis Corps Volunteers have helped their fellow Americans. – Solomon Ortiz

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I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but I would have preferred to work in peace. – Naguib Mahfouz

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A man will treat a woman almost exactly the way he treats his own interior feminine. In fact, he hasnt the ability to see a woman, objectively speaking, until he has made some kind of peace with his interior woman. – Robert Johnson

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