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For to me every sort of peace with the citizens seemed to be of
more service than civil war.
[Lat., Mihi enim omnis pax cum civibus bello civili utilior
videbatur.]
Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero)
Quotes , Source: Philippicoe (2, 15, 37)
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A severe war lurks under the show of peace.
[Lat., Mars gravior sub pace latet.]
Claudian (Claudianus)
Quotes , Source: De Sexto Consulatu Honorii Augustsi Panegyris (307)
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The gentleman [Josiah Quincy] cannot have forgotten his own
sentiment, uttered even on the floor of this House, "Peaceably if
we can, forcibly if we must."
Henry Clay
Quotes , Source: Speech--On the New Army Bill
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O for a lodge in some vast wilderness,
Some boundless contiguity of shade;
Where rumor of oppression and deceit,
Of unsuccessful or successful war,
Might never reach me more.
William Cowper
Quotes , Source: Task (bk. II, l. 1)
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Though peace be made, yet it's interest that keep peace.
William Cowper
Quotes , Source: Task (bk. II, l. 1)
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Such subtle covenants shall be made,
Till peace itself is war in masquerade.
John Dryden
Quotes , Source: Absalom and Achitopel (pt. I, l. 752; pt. II, l. 268)
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At home the hateful names of parties cease,
And factious souls are wearied into peace.
John Dryden
Quotes , Source: Astroea Redux (l. 312)
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Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
The Bible
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Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures. And however undramatic the pursuit of peace, the pursuit must go on.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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Peace is more important than all justice; and was not made for the sake of justice, but justice for the sake of peace.
Martin Luther
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Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
Jawaharlal Nehru
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