If the attainment of peace is the ultimate objective of all statesmen, it is, at the same time, something very ordinary, closely tied to the daily life of each individual.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The attainment of the economic aims of man presupposes peace.
Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.
Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.
Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.
Only to the extent that men desire peace and brotherhood can the world be made better. No peace even though temporarily obtained, will be permanent, whether to individuals or nations, unless it is built upon the solid foundation of eternal principles.
Peace is, indeed, our policy. A kind Providence has cast our lot on a portion of the globe sufficiently vast to satisfy the most grasping ambition, and abounding in resources beyond all others, which only require to be fully developed to make us the greatest and most prosperous people on earth.
Every nation sincerely desires peace; and all nations pursue courses which if persisted in, must make peace impossible.
We want peace to be permanent.
Our most important task is to transform our consciousness so that violence is no longer an option for us in our personal lives, that understanding that a world of peace is possible only if we relate to each other as peaceful beings, one individual at a time.
Peace is the beauty of life. It is sunshine. It is the smile of a child, the love of a mother, the joy of a father, the togetherness of a family. It is the advancement of man, the victory of a just cause, the triumph of truth.
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