"... peace is a militant thing ... any peace movement must have behind it a higher passion than the desire for war. No one can be a pacifist without being ready to fight for peace and die for peace."

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Source : Mary Heaton Vorse, Dee Garrison (1985). “Rebel pen: the writings of Mary Heaton Vorse”, Monthly Review Pr

Mary Heaton Vorse

#Peace Quotes #War Quotes #Passion Quotes

“There were two free public libraries within walking distance of my home; I remember taking six books home from every visit, the limit set by the library.”
“I was ready to move up a weight class, but I can still make 140. If I'm back in the ring in the summertime I know I can make 140 with the heat. I've always been disciplined so it's no problem for me.”
“It really is all about believing in yourself: 80 per cent mental, 20 per cent physical.”
“Males do not represent two discrete populations, heterosexual and homosexual. The world is not to be divided into sheeps and goats. Not all things are black nor all things white. It is a fundamental of taxonomy that nature rarely deals with discrete categories. Only the human mind invents categories and tries to force facts into separated pigeon-holes. The living world is a continuum in each and every one of its aspects. The sooner we learn this concerning human sexual behavior, the sooner we shall reach a sound understanding of the realities of sex.”
“So it's true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.”
“Discipline is positive. Discipline is training. Teaching and discipline are inseparable.”
“I always enjoyed working out and pushing myself physically and mentally as much as I possibly could.”

Source : Source: bleacherreport.com
“If it's a situation in which the public is being given access, you can't discriminate against the media and say, as a general matter, that the media don't have access, because their access rights, of course, correspond with those of the public.”

Source : "Roberts sidesteps questions on pledge, eminent domain" by Bill Mears, edition.cnn.com. September 15, 2005.

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