Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace, I would yield every honor which has been accorded by war.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
As a privileged survivor of the First World War, I hope I may be allowed to interject here a deeply felt tribute to those who were not fortunate enough to succeed, but who shared the signal honor of trying to the last to salvage peace.
I fought for peace in the fifties.
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.
You don't have to have fought in a war to love peace.
As a result of the World War and of a peace whose imperfections and risks are no longer denied by anyone, are we not even further away from the great aspirations and hopes for peace and fraternity than we were one or two decades ago?
If peace cannot be maintained with honour, it is no longer peace.
The government I led gave ordinary people peace, security, dignity, and opportunity to progress.
My church has an historical emphasis on peace, but we can't enjoy peace without honoring the blood our soldiers shed for it.
I think that you can honour the sacrifices of a common soldier without glorifying war.
The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker.