My church has an historical emphasis on peace, but we can't enjoy peace without honoring the blood our soldiers shed for it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
If peace cannot be maintained with honour, it is no longer peace.
The way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve its purity.
Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms.
We love peace, but not peace at any price.
I honor religion except when it gets into shedding blood.
Peace can be contributed to by respect for our ability in defense.
We have to be active about kindness and about peace. I've always fantasized that it would be great if there was a Department of Peace.
In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in this respect. The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars.
An honorable Peace is and always was my first wish! I can take no delight in the effusion of human Blood; but, if this War should continue, I wish to have the most active part in it.
Yes, we love peace, but we are not willing to take wounds for it, as we are for war.