Abraham Lincoln Quotes, Peace Quotes, Giving Up Quotes

Much is being said about peace; and no man desires peace more ardently than I. Still I am yet unprepared to give up the Union fora peace which, so achieved, could not be of much duration.

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Wars based on principle are far more destructive... the attacker will not destroy that which he is after.

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Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events.

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An admiral should be put to death now and then to encourage the others.

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Peace proposals unaccompanied by a sworn covenant indicate a plot.

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To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others.

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Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another.

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The Civil War is not ended: I question whether any serious civil war ever does end.

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The greater the state, the more wrong and cruel its patriotism, and the greater is the sum of suffering upon which its power is founded.

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If there were only one religion in England there would be danger of despotism, if there were two, they would cut each other's throats, but there are thirty, and they live in peace and happiness.

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Let passion drive your profession.

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Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind.

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With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.

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In God's name cheerly on, courageous friends, To reap the harvest of perpetual peace By this one bloody trial of sharp war.

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The very first step in nonviolence is that we cultivate in our daily life, as between ourselves, truthfulness, humility, tolerance, loving kindness.

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It would be easier to subjugate the entire universe through force than the minds of a single village.

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How vile and despicable war seems to me! I would rather be hacked to pieces than take part in such an abominable business.

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Sleep sweetly, tender heart, in peace;Sleep, holy spirit, blessed soul,While the stars burn, the moons increase,And the great ages onward roll. Sleep till the end, true soul and sweet. Nothing comes to thee new or strange. Sleep full of rest from head to feet;Lie still, dry dust, secure of change.

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The only defensible war is a war of defense.

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Peace is hard work and we must not allow people to forget it.

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