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War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The ugliest is that man who thinks nothing is worth fighting and dying for and lets men better and braver than himself protect him.

- John Stuart Mill

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

- John F. Kennedy

Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.

- Anonymous

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

- Nelson Mandela

We declare our right on this earth...to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence by any means necessary.

- Malcolm X

I resolve to speak ill of no man whatever, not even in a matter of truth; but rather by some means excuse the faults I hear charged upon others, and upon proper occasions speak all the good I know of everybody.

- Benjamin Franklin

A man may build himself a throne of bayonets, but he cannot sit on it.

- William Ralph Inge

Don't be afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against -- not with -- the wind.

- Hamilton Mabie

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

In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?

- Augustine of Hippo

An empty stomach is not a good political advisor.

- Albert Einstein

Peace begins when the hungry are fed.

- Anonymous

It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners.

- Albert Camus

Non-cooperation is a measure of discipline and sacrifice, and it demands respect for the opposite views.

- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

The besetting sin of most clever people is that it is much easier to say clever things than true ones.

- Kenneth Boulding