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We have a common oppressor, a common exploiter and a common discriminator. But once we realize that we have a common enemy, then we can unite--on the basis of what we have in common.

- Malcolm X

Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict -- alternatives to passive or aggressive responses, alternatives to violence.

- Dorothy Thompson

We do not inherit the earth from our fathers. We borrow it from our children.

- David Bower

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

- Golda Meir

Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it stands than to anything on which it is poured.

- Anonymous

Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.

- Helen Keller

We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people.

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made more urgent the necessity of solving an existing one.

- Albert Einstein

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

- Gersonides

The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.

- Hannah Arendt

I expect to pass through this world but once, therefore any good that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now; let me not defer it or neglect it, for I shall not come this way again.

- Stephen Grellett

You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.

- Malcolm X

I for one believe that if you give people a thorough understanding of what confronts them and the basic causes that produce it, they'll create their own program, and when the people create a program, you get action.

- Malcolm X

While seeking revenge, dig two graves -- one for yourself.

- Doug Horton

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction.

- Albert Einstein