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Violence in the voice is often only the death rattle of reason in the throat.

- John Boyes

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.

- Nelson Mandela

The search for truth is more precious than its possession.

- Albert Einstein

Segregation was wrong when it was forced by white people, and I believe it is still wrong when it is requested by black people.

- Coretta Scott King

A peace that comes from fear and not from the heart is the opposite of peace.

- Gersonides

It is reasonable that every one who asks justice should do justice.

- Thomas Jefferson

An empty stomach is not a good political advisor.

- Albert Einstein

Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak...Non-violence is hard work. It is the willingness to sacrifice. It is the patience to win.

- Cesar Chavez

Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.

- Jonathan Kozol

A crisis is a turning point.

- Anne Lindthorst

Prosperity is the best protector of principle.

- Mark Twain

The longer we listen to one another -- with real attention -- the more commonality we will find in all our lives. That is, if we are careful to exchange with one another life stories and not simply opinions.

- Barbara Deming

The pacifist's task today is to find a method of helping and healing which provides a revolutionary constructive substitute for war.

- Vera Brittain

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

- William Shakespeare

Empathy is the biggest negotiation tool. I must try to understand where the other person's coming from to make points for my side.

- Lee Ducat