Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace

Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of mind the highest culture. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Therefore I feel that the aforementioned guiding principle must be modified to read: If you desire peace, cultivate justice, but at the same time cultivate the fields to produce more bread otherwise there will be no peace. – Norman Borlaug

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