"We cannot have peace if we are only concerned with peace. War is not an accident. It is the logical outcome of a certain way of life. If we want to attack war, we have to attack that way of life."

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Source : "Our Generation Against Nuclear War". Book by Dimitrios I. Roussopoulos, 1983.

A. J. Muste

#Peace Quotes #War Quotes #Want Quotes

“It is easy to replace man, and it will take no great time, when Nature has lapsed, to replace Nature.”

Source : Alice Meynell (2013). “The Essential Alice Meynell Collection”, p.267, eBookIt.com
“There's a lot of exaggerated talk about CAFTA, but it's actually a fairly routine trade agreement. Although it involves fairly small nations, they're still more important trade partners than places like Australia or many other larger nations.”
“First there was Greek civilization. Then there was the Renaissance. Now weâ€™re entering the Age of the Ass.”
“Physical well-being is not only a priceless asset to oneself-it is a heritage to be passed on. With good health, all other activities of life are greatly enhanced. A clean mind in a healthy body enables one to render far more effective service to others. It helps one provide more vigorous leadership. It gives our every experience in life more zest and more meaning. Robust health is a noble and worthwhile attainment.”
“We often take for granted that our lights will come on when we flip the light switch, but the reality is that our reliability standards and the current state of the transmission grid leave us all vulnerable to blackouts.”
“Sweet is pleasure after pain.”
“â€¦for a true Christian, all strangers are Jesus.”
“Not forever does the bulbul sing In balmy shades of bowers, Not forever lasts the spring Nor ever blossom the flowers. Not forever reigneth joy, Sets the sun on days of bliss, Friendships not forever last, They know not life, who know not this.”

Source : Khushwant Singh, Nandini Mehta (1993). “Not a nice man to know: the best of Khushwant Singh”

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