There is no time
There is no time left for anything but to make peace work a dimension of our every waking activity. Elise M. Boulding
International Peace Day
As they used to
As they used to say ‘What if they gave a war and nobody came?’ How worthwhile if they declared a day of peace and everybody came. Ed Asner
Peace and justice are
Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin. Dwight D. Eisenhower
We must be ready
We must be ready to learn from one another, not claiming that we alone possess all truth and that somehow we have a corner on God. Desmond Tutu
What if they gave
What if they gave a war and nobody came? Carl Sandburg
Let us not deceive
Let us not deceive ourselves; we must elect world peace or world destruction. Bernard Baruch
Even peace may be
Even peace may be purchased at too high a price. Benjamin Franklin
There was never a
There was never a good war, or a bad peace. Benjamin Franklin
Peace is not merely
Peace is not merely the absence of visible conflict. Barack Obama
On this International Day,
On this International Day, let us promise to make peace not just a priority, but a passion. Let us pledge to do more, wherever we are in whatever way we can, to make every day a day of peace. Ban Ki-moon