“i have never advocated war except as a mean of peace”

“The distant rear of an army engaged in battle is not the best place from which to judge correctly what is going on in front.”

“There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice.”

“I only knew what was in my mind, and I wished to express it clearly”

“The framers of our Constitution firmly believed that a republican government could not endure without intelligence and education generally diffused among the people. The Father of his Country, in h...”

“It is preposterous to suppose that the people of one generation can lay down the best and only rules of government for all who are to come after them, and under unforeseen contingencies.”

“I am neither male nor female, nor am I sexless. I am the Peaceful One, whose form is self-effulgent, powerful radiance.”

“You have peace," the old woman said, "when you make it with yourself.”

“Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.”