Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations.
We're terrified of not having the answers, and we would sometimes rather assert an incorrect answer than make our peace with the fact that we really don't know.
It is a grave matter to enter a war, without adequate military preparation; it may prove fatal to come into peace, without moral and religious preparation.
President George W. Bush is the first American president to call openly for two-states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security.
Thus, if armaments were curtailed without a secure peace and all countries disarmed proportionately, military security would have been in no way affected.
So long as peace is not attained by law (so argue the advocates of armaments) the military protection of a country must not be undermined, and until such is the case disarmament is impossible.
The stability and peace which seemed to be so firmly established by the brilliant monarchy of Francis I vanished with the terrible outbreak of the Wars of Religion.
Where there are too many policemen, there is no liberty. Where there are too many soldiers, there is no peace. Where there are too many lawyers, there is no justice.
I can certainly put myself in Israel's shoes. They are humans just like we are. They want peace and security inside their borders.
The practical core of democracy, defined functionally, is the peaceful exchange of power between different groups of powerful political players arranged in parties.
I firmly believe that the mission of religion in the 21st century must be to contribute concretely to the peaceful coexistence of humankind.
Our firm conviction that ours is a just cause and that we must find a peaceful way to attain our goals gave us the strength and the awareness of the limits beyond which we must not go.
We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace.
Whether it be a matter of personal relations within a marriage or political initiatives within a peace process, there is no sure-fire do-it-yourself kit.
It is very important that the world know that there have been 500 years of peaceful coexistence in Turkey between the Jews and Moslems.
Without peace, justice and freedom, the true value and dignity of mankind disappears.
A kind thought, word, or action creates infinite ripples of caring, consideration, and peace.
As a middle class Indian you have always been taught to buy peace. Like a commodity.
Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.
What God has for you, is for you. We can move forward with peace and confidence in that.
Large numbers of people are broken from the notion that the system is working for people, that the system is just or humane or peaceful.
