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It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.

- Charles Darwin

A leader who does not hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader.

- Golda Meir

How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.

- Marcus Aurelius

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.

- George Bernard Shaw

Things should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler.

- Albert Einstein

War stirs in men's hearts the mud of their worst instincts. It puts a premium on violence, nourishes hatred, and gives free rein to cupidity. It crushes the weak, exalts the unworthy, and bolsters tyranny.

- Charles DeGaulle

The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends for which we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.

- Steven King

Wrongs are often forgiven, but contempt never is. Our pride remembers it forever.

- Lord Chesterfield

Aggressive conduct, if allowed to go unchecked and unchallenged, ultimately leads to war.

- John F. Kennedy

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

- Siddhartha Gautama

I have great belief in the fact that whenever there is chaos, it creates wonderful thinking. I consider chaos a gift.

- Septima Poinsette Clark

War is a cowardly escape from the problems of peace.

- Thomas Mann

Where all think alike, no one thinks very much.

- Walter Lippmann

Aye, fight! But not your neighbor. Fight rather all the things that cause you and your neighbor to fight.

- Mikhail Naim

Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.

- Martin Luther King, Jr.