Words on Peace

"What kind of peace do I mean? What kind of peace do we seek? Not a Pax Americana enforced on the world by American weapons of war. Not the peace of the grave or the security of the slave. I am talking about genuine peace, the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living, the kind that enables men and nations to grow and to hope and to build a better life for their children - not merely peace for Americans but peace for all men and women - not merely peace in our time but peace for all time." John F. Kennedy

"The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." Martin Luther King Jr

"The only safe way to overcome an enemy is to make of the enemy a friend." Mahatma Gandhi

"If you desire with all your heart, friendship with every race on earth, your thought, will spread; it will become the desire of others, growing stronger and stronger, until it reaches the minds of all men." Abdu'l Baha

"In this world, hate never dispelled hate. Only love dispels hate. This is the law, ancient and inexhaustible." The Buddha