Peace Is Not The Absence Of War Quotes

#1. Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character.

Baruch Spinoza

#2. Peace is not the absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition of benevolence, confidence, justice.

Baruch Spinoza

#3. Peace is not the absence of war but the presence of justice.

Harrison Ford

#4. Peace is not the absence of war - peace is the absence of fear.

Ursula Franklin

#5. Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.

Baruch Spinoza

#6. True peace is not merely the absence of war, it is the presence of justice.

Jane Addams

#7. Peace is but the absence of war. War and conflict form the sea through which nation-states swim. Some who have had the fortune to find clear, calm waters believe otherwise. They have forgotten that war is momentum. War is natural. And war makes one strong.

Robert Jackson Bennett

#8. Peace is not only the absence of war, but the presence of harmony.

Debasish Mridha

#9. I believe that peace is not merely an absence of war but the nurture of human life, and that in time this nurture would do away with war as a natural process.

Jane Addams

#10. Real peace is more than the absence of war; it is an absence of the causes of war.

Peace Pilgrim

#11. I was taught that peace is the absence of war. But I wonder if these days we've simply replaced conventional war with a war of paper. I'm not sure which is better.

Robert Jackson Bennett

#12. Peace is not just the absence of war. True peace depends upon creating the opportunity that makes life worth living. And to do that, we must confront the common enemies of human beings: nuclear weapons and poverty; ignorance and disease.

Barack Obama

#13. Peace does not mean the absence of war, peace means the presence of harmony, love, satisfaction and oneness. Peace means a flood of love in the world family.

Sri Chinmoy

#14. Peace is more than just absence of war. It is rather a state in which no people of any country, in fact no group of people of any kind live in fear or in need.

Poul Hartling

#15. If peace is equated simply with the absence of war, it can become abject pacifism that turns the world over to the most ruthless.

Henry A. Kissinger

#16. Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.

Jawaharlal Nehru

#17. Peace is more than just an absence of war. True peace is justice, true peace is freedom, and true peace dictates the recognition of human rights.

Ronald Reagan

#18. When we speak of peace, we should not mean just the absence of war. True peace rests on the pillars of individual freedom, human rights, national self-determination, and respect for the rule of law.

Ronald Reagan

#19. The mere absence of war is not peace.

John F. Kennedy

#20. Peace is more than the absence of war. Peace is accord. Harmony.

Laini Taylor

#21. Peace must be more than the absence of war.

Helmut Kohl

#22. Peace is something more than the absence of war, although some nations would be thankful for that alone today. A durable and equitable peace system requires equal development opportunities for all nations.

Willy Brandt

#23. Peace is not the absence of violence or war; it is the presence of kindness, compassion, love, and care.

Debasish Mridha

#24. Peace is not merely the absence of war but the presence of justice, of law, of order - in short, of government.

Albert Einstein

#25. The peace we seek and need means much more than mere absence of war. It means the acceptance of law, and the fostering of justice, in all the world.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

#26. Peace is not merely an absence of war. It is also a state of mind.

Jawaharlal Nehru

#27. We may think of peace as the absence of war, that if the great powers would reduce their weapons arsenals, we could have peace. But if we look deeply into the weapons, we will see our own minds - our own prejudices, fears, and ignorance.

Nhat Hanh

#28. Peace is not just the absence of war. Like a cathedral, peace must be constructed patiently and with unshakable faith.

Pope John Paul II

#29. Let's get rid of the suffering and bring real peace, which is not just the absence of war, but the absence of all negativity.

David Lynch

#30. Creating a world that is truly fit for children does not imply simply the absence of war ... It means having primary schools nearby that educate children, free of charge ... It means building a world fit for children, where every child can grow to adulthood in health, peace and dignity.

Carol Bellamy

#31. Peace is neither the absence of war nor the presence of a disarmament agreement. Peace is a change of heart.

Richard Lamm

#32. Real peace is not only the absence of war but the presence of God .

Osunsakin Adewale

#33. The absence of war is not peace.

Harry S. Truman