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Yes, we love peace, but we are not willing to take wounds for it, as we are for war.
Yes, we love peace, but we are not willing to take wounds for it, as we are for war.
Rob Helb served as an Army Air Corps gunner and lost an arm over the oil fields of Turkey. After read more
Rob Helb served as an Army Air Corps gunner and lost an arm over the oil fields of Turkey. After crashing, he asked a crew member to retrieve his bloodied and severed arm so he could remove from its wrist the gold watch his father had given him.
Peace is our gift to each other.
Peace is our gift to each other.
I prefer the most unfair peace to the most righteous war.
[Lat., Iniquissimam pacem justissimo bello antefero.]
I prefer the most unfair peace to the most righteous war.
[Lat., Iniquissimam pacem justissimo bello antefero.]
Peace has its victories, but it takes a brave man to win them.
Peace has its victories, but it takes a brave man to win them.
Peace, in international affairs, is a period of cheating between two periods of fighting.
Peace, in international affairs, is a period of cheating between two periods of fighting.
Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.
Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.
It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward read more
It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labours of peace.
It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for read more
It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.