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The point of departure of the process to which we wish to contribu

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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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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There is so much of good in human nature that men grow to like each other upon better acquaintance, and this points to another way in which we may strive to promote the peace of the world. – Elihu Root

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

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We have peace with Israel. Were actually the last man standing. So there is going to be immense pressure and people asking, Why are we having this relationship when its not benefiting anybody? Obviously, my answer is you always benefit from peace. – King Abdullah II

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Peace

True there has been more talk of peace since 1945 than, I should think, at any other time in history. At least we hear more and read more about it because mans words, for good or ill, can now so easily reach the millions. – Lester B. Pearson

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Peace

We were so shocked by how fast that war went that President Bush did not have a plan, a peace plan. – Geraldine Ferraro

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A soiled baby with a neglected nose cannot be conscientiously regarded as a thing of beauty. – Mark Twain

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Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which binds the passion. – Thomas Aquinas

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War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over. – William Tecumseh Sherman

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