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  Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Country, War, Mean

  Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.42, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• We tend to defend vigorously things that in our deepest hearts we are not quite certain about. If we are certain of something we know, it doesn't need defending.

  Madeleine L'Engle

  Heart, Ubuntu, Needs

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• Is it progress if a cannibal uses a knife and fork?

  Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

  Funny, Ubuntu, Knives

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• Peace as a positive condition of society, not merely as an interim between wars, is something so unknown that it casts no images on the mind's screen.

  Denise Levertov

  War, Ubuntu, Mind

  Denise Levertov (1992). “New & Selected Essays”, p.155, New Directions Publishing

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• Fondly do we hope, ferverently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away.

  Abraham Lincoln

  War, Ubuntu, Passing Away

  Second Inaugural Address, 4 Mar. 1865

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• When asked what he would do if he knew the world would end tomorrow, Martin Luther said, "I would plant a tree."

  Martin Luther

  Ubuntu, Tree, World

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• We can work together for a better world with men and women of goodwill, those who radiate the intrinsic goodness of humankind. To do so effectively, the world needs a global ethic with values which give meaning to life experiences and, more than religious institutions and dogmas, sustain the non-material dimension of humanity. Mankind's universal values of love, compassion, solidarity, caring and tolerance should form the basis for this global ethic which should permeate culture, politics, trade, religion and philosophy. It should also permeate the extended family of the United Nations.

  Wangari Maathai

  Inspirational, Religious, Philosophy

  "Replenishing the Earth: Spiritual Values for Healing Ourselves and the World". Book by Wangari Maathai, www.huffingtonpost.com. 2010.

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• It is clear that the way to heal society of its violence . . . and lack of love is to replace the pyramid of domination with the circle of equality and respect.

  Manitonquat

  Love Is, Ubuntu, Circles

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• Accurst be he that first invented war.

  Christopher Marlowe

  War, Ubuntu, Firsts

  'Tamburlaine the Great' (1590) pt. 1, act 2, sc. 4

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• All social life is essentially practical. All mysterious which lead theory to mysticism find their rational solution in human practice and in the comprehension of the practice.

  Karl Marx

  Ubuntu, Practice, Mysterious

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• The relationship between commitment and doubt is by no means an antagonistic one. Commitment is healthiest when it is not without doubt but in spite of doubt.

  Rollo May

  Relationship, Mean, Commitment

  Rollo May (1994). “The Courage to Create”, p.21, W. W. Norton & Company

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• Then it was as if I suddenly saw the secret beauty of their hearts, the depths of their hearts where neither sin nor desire nor self-knowledge can reach, the core of their reality, the person that each one is in God's eyes. If only they could see themselves as they really are. If only we could see each other that way all the time, there would be no more war, no more hatred, no more cruelty, no more greed . . . I suppose the big problem would be that we would fall down and worship each other.

  Thomas Merton

  War, Fall, Heart

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• Only she who attempts the absurd can achieve the impossible.

  Robin Morgan

  Inspirational, Ubuntu, Impossible

  Robin Morgan (2016). “Sisterhood Is Global: The International Women's Movement Anthology”, p.21, Open Road Media

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• I stand at the altar of murdered men, and, while I live, I fight their cause.

  Florence Nightingale

  Military, Fighting, Men

  Florence Nightingale, Sue M. Goldie (1997). “Florence Nightingale: Letters from the Crimea”, p.296, Manchester University Press

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• There are questions of real power and then there are questions of phony authority. You have to break through the phony authority to begin to fight the real questions of power.

  Karen Nussbaum

  Real, Fighting, Ubuntu

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• Excessive economic, social and cultural inequalities among peoples arouse tensions and conflicts, and are a danger to peace.

  Pope Paul VI

  Ubuntu, Conflict, Economic

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• We must have research for peace ... It would embrace the outstanding problems of morality. The time has come for man's intellect, his scientific method, to win over the immoral brutality and irrationality of war and militarism ... Now we are forced to eliminate from the world forever this vestige of prehistoric barbarism, this curse to the human race.

  Linus Pauling

  War, Winning, Men

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• Peace between countries must rest on the solid foundation of love between individuals.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Love, Inspirational, Country

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• For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Inspirational, Success, Forgiveness

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• Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Inspirational, Funny, Life

  Benjamin Franklin (2007). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.98, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Love, Being Strong, Kings

  Nobel Prize acceptance speech, Oslo, Norway, 10 Dec. 1964

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• There cannot be peace in the Middle East without giving Palestinians their full rights.

  Mohammed Morsi

  Rights, Giving, Political

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• War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.

  George Orwell

  Strength, Freedom, War

  Nineteen Eighty-Four pt. 1, ch. 1 (1949)

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• Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one's head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no tomorrow. To forget time, to forgive life, to be at peace.

  Oscar Wilde

  Life, Beautiful, Death

  Oscar Wilde (2007). “The Collected Works of Oscar Wilde”, p.205, Wordsworth Editions

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• The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And that's what you've given me. That's what I'd hoped to give you forever

  Nicholas Sparks

  Love, Best Friend, Romantic

  FaceBook post by Nicholas Sparks from Oct 31, 2011

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