Quotes about war and peace
540 quotes from 231 people
In a world of danger and trial, peace is our deepest aspiration.
John F. Kennedy1917–1963Speech at Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington (6 September 1960)Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.
Winston Churchill1874–1965Speech in the House of Commons (20 August 1940)Today the guns are silent. A great tragedy has ended. A great victory has been won.
Douglas MacArthur1880–1964Victory broadcast (1945)The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles.
Eugene V. Debs1855–1926The Canton, Ohio Speech, Anti-War Speech (1918)If there are sound reasons or bases for the points you demand, then there is no need for violence.
Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lamaborn 1935The Dalai Lama: A Policy of Kindness (1990), “The Nobel Evening Address” p. 115.- Eugene V. Debs1855–1926The Canton, Ohio Speech, Anti-War Speech (1918)
Leo Tolstoy1828–1910Christianity and Patriotism (1895), as translated in The Novels and Other Works of Lyof N. Tolstoï, Vol. 20, p. 44
Rod Serling1924–1975Speech at Binghamton Community High School (1968).The greatest honor history can bestow is the title of peacemaker.
Richard Nixon1913–1994First Inaugural Address (1969)How many wars have been averted by patience and persisting good will!
Winston Churchill1874–1965The Second World War, Volume I: The Gathering Storm (1948) Chapter 17 (The Tragedy of Munich), p .287Observe good faith and justice towards all Nations; cultivate peace and harmony with all.
- John F. Kennedy1917–1963Address at the University of California at Berkeley
Bill Clintonborn 1946At a Labour Party conference in the UK, quoted in The Independent. “Clinton urges caution over Iraq as Bush is granted war powers” (3 October 2002)
