Michelle Maiese | Beyond Intractability

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

It is clear that the way to heal society of its violence...and lack of love is to replace the pyramid of domination with the circle of equality and respect.

- Manitonquat

When we treat man as he is, we make him worse than he is; when we treat him as if he already were what he potentially could be, we make him what he should be.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

There is no way to peace. Peace is the way.

- A.J. Muste

To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice.

- Confucius

In separateness lies the world's great misery; in compassion lies the world's true strength.

- Siddhartha Gautama

Just two U.S. Poseidon submarines which carry 320 nuclear weapons can destroy all the 200 major Soviet cities with the destructive potential of 1,000 Hiroshima size weapons.

- Rear Admiral Gene R. LaRocque

Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity.

- Albert Einstein

Great ideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.

- Albert Einstein

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world: Indeed it's the only thing that ever has.

- Margaret Mead

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

- Winston Churchill

Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.

- Nelson Mandela

I'm not disturbing the peace. I'm disturbing the war.

- Ammon Hennacy

The fragrance always remains in the hand that gives the rose.

- Heda Bejar

Being a pacifist between wars is as easy as being a vegetarian between meals.

- Ammon Hennacy