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Those who say Islam is a warlike religion
must ask if Christianity has been as well.
Those who say Islam is a warlike religion
must ask if Christianity has been as well.
At home the hateful names of parties cease,
And factious souls are wearied into peace.
At home the hateful names of parties cease,
And factious souls are wearied into peace.
I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace.
I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace.
For my brethren and companions' sake, I will now ask, Peace be
with thee.
For my brethren and companions' sake, I will now ask, Peace be
with thee.
If a man would live in peace he should be blind, deaf, and dumb.
If a man would live in peace he should be blind, deaf, and dumb.
Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations — entangling alliances with none.
Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations — entangling alliances with none.
For to me every sort of peace with the citizens seemed to be of
more service than civil war.
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For to me every sort of peace with the citizens seemed to be of
more service than civil war.
[Lat., Mihi enim omnis pax cum civibus bello civili utilior
videbatur.]
The peace makers shall be called the children of God.
The peace makers shall be called the children of God.
I was an infantry officer in the Army from 1969 to 1971. Men in my platoon who had served time read more
I was an infantry officer in the Army from 1969 to 1971. Men in my platoon who had served time in Vietnam told me many stories—but none more chilling than the one from two helicopter pilots. They told me how they would shoot the friendlies on their way back from reconnaissance missions just so they could empty their ammunition before returning to base. The friendlies were South Vietnamese women and children, helpless victims in a war they did not understand. But to the American pilots, they were simply dots on the ground.
Whitehead is a political conservative.
