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Quote by Thomas Merton
Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifi

Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism than war. It demands greater fidelity to the truth and a much more perfect purity of conscience. – Thomas Merton

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Solitude is not something you must hope for in the future. Rather, it is a deepening of the present, and unless you look for it in the present you will never find it. – Thomas Merton

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Just remaining quietly in the presence of God, listening to Him, being attentive to Him, requires a lot of courage and know-how. – Thomas Merton

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Courage
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We have what we seek, it is there all the time, and if we give it time, it will make itself known to us. – Thomas Merton

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Olympics for me is love, peace, united. – Jackie Chan

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Whatever efforts for peace President Gorbachev had in mind, they were pretty substantially undercut very swiftly by Saddam Hussein. – John Major

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We believe democracy to be the only real guarantor of stability and we have sought to create a Jordanian model that might also inspire others in our region. I wish democracy and peace to be my legacy to my people and the shield of generations to come. – King Hussein I

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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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If you saw a man drowning and you could either save him or photograph the event… what kind of film would you use? – Author Unknown

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Two hundred years ago, our Founding Fathers gave us a democracy. It was based upon the simple, yet noble, idea that government derives its validity from the consent of the governed. – Paul Tsongas

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