Quotes about Conflict
I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace.
— George W. Bush
All I can say is I look for perpetual conflicts and struggles in this life, and I hope for no other peace, only a cross, while on this side of eternity.
— George Whitefield
Violence never brings permanent peace. It solves no social problem: it merely creates new and more complicated ones.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
The God of peace is never glorified by human violence.
— Thomas Merton
Some people seem to be at peace-but in fact they're just resting up between fights.
— John Hagee
The absence of strife does not necessarily indicate the presence of peace.
— John Hagee
Books are a better investment in our future than bullets. Books, not bullets, will pave the path towards peace and prosperity.
— Malala Yousafzai
Mere praise of peace is easy and ineffective. What is needed is acitve participation in the fight against war and everything which leads to it.
— Albert Einstein
I was once asked why I don't participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I will never do that, but as soon as you have a pro-peace rally, I'll be there.
— Mother Teresa
The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
One thing that's clear in the Scriptures is that the nations do not lead people to peace; rather, people lead the nations to peace.
— Shane Claiborne
The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.