"Education is, quite simply, peace-building by another name. It is the most effective form of defense spending there is."

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Source : FaceBook post by Kofi Annan from Jun 05, 2016

Kofi Annan

#Peace Quotes #Names Quotes #Defense Quotes

“Somewhere a bicycle bell rings. Somewhere else there's a war on. Somewhere else people turn to shadows and powder in an instant and the streets turn to funnels and light the sky with their burning. Somewhere a war is over.”
“It's the quiet, humble guy that's not saying anything. That's the really dangerous one.”
“The government is best which makes itself unnecessary.”

Source : "Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern English and Foreign Sources". Book by James Wood, 1899.
“Colonialism is the massive fog that has clouded our imaginations regarding who we could be, excised our memories of who we once were, and numbed our understanding of our current existence.”
“I also tried to avoid doing obvious dance records.”
“I learned so much from listening to people. And all I knew was, the only thing I had was honesty and openness.”
“More Americans die in gun homicides and suicides in six months than have died in the last 25 years in every terrorist attack and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq combined.”
“The military taught me that teamwork is important, which is why I work with both Republicans and Democrats in Congress to get things done. It also taught me that everyone brings a different perspective, whether I agree with it or not, which helps me bridge the divide in Congress.”

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