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Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin. -- Dwight D. Eisenhower
The peace and justice movement has to expand and not run away from the plight of gang members. -- Tom Hayden
The central task of our time is to evolve a new system of world order based on principles of peace and justice. -- Richard A. Falk
Peace is more important than all justice; and peace was not made for the sake of justice, but justice for the sake of peace. -- Martin Luther
For the sake of peace and justice, let us move toward a world in which all people are at last free to determine their own destiny. -- Ronald Reagan
The world would be a paradise of peace and justice if global citizens shared a common definition of love which would guide our thoughts and action. -- bell hooks
If we want to reap the harvest of peace and justice in the future, we will have to sow seeds of nonviolence, here and now, in the present. -- Mairead Corrigan
I like to think I have the guts to stand up anonymously in a western democracy and call for things no-one else believes in - like peace and justice and freedom. -- Banksy
If you give yourself totally to the nonviolence struggle for peace and justice you also find that people give you their hearts and you will never go hungry and never be alone. -- Cesar Chavez
In many parts of the world the people are searching for a solution which would link the two basic values: peace and justice. The two are like bread and salt for mankind. -- Lech Walesa
I was raised with no religious training or influence. Except the influence was to be a moral and ethical person at the secular level. And to be a peace marcher, an activist for civil rights, peace and justice. -- Anne Lamott
For the world order to be one of peace and justice, for the global village to be a theater of right livelihood, it is imperative that a new and proactive spiritual vision commensurate to the challenges of the emerging world order be enunciated without delay. -- Agnivesh
I want to live in a world where people become famous because of their work for peace and justice and care. I want the famous to be inspiring; their lives an example of what every human being has it in them to do - act from love! -- Patch Adams
Unlike a lot of people, I don't feel powerless. I know I can do something. But anyone can do something, it's not about being special. It's about deciding to do it - to dive into work for peace and justice and care for everybody on the planet. -- Patch Adams
All who affirm the use of violence admit it is only a means to achieve justice and peace. But peace and justice are nonviolence...the final end of history. Those who abandon nonviolence have no sense of history. Rathy they are bypassing history, freezing history, betraying history. -- Andre Trocme
To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations. -- Woodrow Wilson
The common man or women, whether they are Israeli or Palestinian, Protestant or Catholic or Iraqi or American, the common man just wants to live in peace and justice in a clean environment. When we look around the world and we see that is not the case, we know the will of the majority is not being listened to, that's the first sign that our system is broken. -- Woody Harrelson
Compassion is where peace and justice kiss -- Meister Eckhart
We must regain our vision and hope and move our country forward on an agenda of peace and justice. -- Paul Wellstone
There is no limit to the ingenuity of man if it is properly and vigorously applied under conditions of peace and justice. -- Winston Churchill
Speak up, stand up, and keep correcting the false perceptions. Stay true to your heart's views and keep chanting for peace and justice. -- Suzy Kassem
Were there peace and justice in the Middle East, the Arabs would no more need their tinhorn dictators than they would their corpulent princes. -- James Buchan
Every extension of the functions and power of the State beyond its primary duty of maintaining peace and justice should be scrutinized with jealous vigilance. -- Ludwig von Mises
We have lost a very important religious figure who dedicated his life to peace and justice for all. [on the death of Pope John Paul II -- Mahmoud Abbas
I always thought of myself as a moderate liberal, a fighter for peace and justice. I never thought of myself as being all that far out. -- George McGovern
Where do you draw the line between peace and justice? If you ask the victims, they want more justice; if you ask the potential victims, they want more peace. -- Juan Manuel Santos
That we may give our body and our blood over to suffering and pain, like Christ - not for Self, but to give harvests of peace and justice to our People. -- Oscar Romero
Politics is about the improvement of people's lives. It's about advancing the cause of peace and justice in our country and the world. Politics is about doing well for the people. -- Paul Wellstone
If today there is a proper American "sphere of influence" it is this fragile sphere called earth upon which all men live and share a common fate--a sphere where our influence must be for peace and justice. -- Hubert H. Humphrey
No one painted a more accurate picture of military depredation than Vergil. Inspired though he was by the Latin spirit and by his pride in Rome, he nevertheless glorified Rome's true mission as one of providing the world with the rules of peace and justice. -- Ernesto Teodoro Moneta
As a citizen of the world, I stand only with Truth and my conscience is my only leader. This is the only way to peace and justice on earth. To always do the right thing, be the right person, and stand with whoever is right always and forever. -- Suzy Kassem
Christ's miracles were not the suspension of the natural order but the restoration of the natural order. They were a reminder of what once was prior to the fall and a preview of what will eventually be a universal reality once again--a world of peace and justice, without death, disease, or conflict." -- Timothy Keller
We want to live a simple life, ... I want to emphasize I'm not an environmentalist who goes to church. I want my principal identity as a Christian to be someone who follows Jesus. I want to work for peace and justice, care for God's environment, be a good neighbor and friend and live the right life. -- Allen Johnson
Our dreams of bringing the whole of human history under the control of the human will are ironically refuted by the fact that no group of idealists can easily move the pattern of history toward the desired goal of peace and justice. The recalcitrant forces in the historical drama have a power and persistence beyond our reckoning. -- Reinhold Niebuhr
My country's history, Mr. President, tells us that it is possible to fashion unity while cherishing diversity, that common action is possible despite the variety of races, interests, and beliefs we see here in this chamber. Progress and peace and justice are attainable. So we say to all peoples and governments: Let us fashion together a new world order. -- Henry A. Kissinger
Justice and peace can only thrive together, never apart. -- Oscar Arias
Another essential to a universal and durable peace is social justice. -- Arthur Henderson
Many suffer so that some day all Irish people may know justice and peace.. -- Wolfe Tone
Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all. -- George Washington
The world's people all share the earnest aspiration to have peace, stability, justice and cooperation. -- Tran Duc Luong
Elevating the status of women is our best path to peace, justice, and prosperity on a global scale. -- David Horsey
Thus, the struggle for peace includes the struggle for freedom and justice for the masses of all countries. -- Arthur Henderson
I'm a Christian. I want the world of justice and equality. This is the only way to achieve peace. -- Hugo Chavez
In the name of justice there cannot be subjection and in the name of peace there cannot be impunity. -- Alvaro Uribe
Isaac and I are going to Israel to ride for peace enviromental justice and a safer world for us all. -- Mandy Patinkin
The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood. -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
The United States has the burden to lead for peace. And not just peace - we need peace with justice, a much harder goal. -- Jeff Sessions
So to hope to be able to have peace, to be able to have justice and environmental balance, are consequences of our behavior, not just our intentions. -- Godfrey Reggio
For us, universal values such as justice, morality and peace cannot be disputed and it is for this reason that we pursue the restoration of historical truth. -- Robert Kocharian
There really can be no peace without justice. There can be no justice without truth. And there can be no truth, unless someone rises up to tell you the truth. -- Louis Farrakhan
We all say no to war, we are all for justice and peace. But sometimes in order to maintain peace, armed action is necessary. But we hope it won't be the case. -- Silvio Berlusconi
Let us be renewed by God's mercy ... and let us become agents of this mercy, channels through which God can water the earth, protect all creation and make justice and peace flourish. -- Pope Francis
Whoever tramples on the plea for justice temperately made in the name of peace only outrages peace and kills something fine in the heart of man which God put there when we got our manhood. -- William Allen White
God's revelation... unmasks our illusions about ourselves. It exposes our pride, our individualism, our self-centeredness - in short, our sin. But worship also offers forgiveness, healing, transformation, motivation, and courage to work in the world for God's justice and peace - in short, salvation in its largest sense. -- Marva Dawn
The primary threat to nature and people today comes from centralising and monopolising power and control. Not until diversity is made the logic of production will there be a chance for sustainability, justice and peace. Cultivating and conserving diversity is no luxury in our times: it is a survival imperative. -- Vandana Shiva
I actually happened to be in Haiti right before the earthquake in 2010. I was there already with the organization I work with now, Artists for Peace and Justice, visiting the primary school that I had adopted, the Academy for Peace and Justice in Port-au-Prince. I came back, and within days, the earthquake happened. -- Olivia Wilde
This is a day when all Americans from every walk of life unite in our resolve for justice and peace. America has stood down enemies before, and we will do so this time. None of us will ever forget this day. Yet, we go forward to defend freedom and all that is good and just in our world. Thank you. Good night, and God bless America. -- George W. Bush
Peace without justice is tyranny -- William Allen White
Justice is the essence of peace -- Ali Abunimah
Peace without justice is an impossibility. -- Desmond Tutu
If you want peace, work for justice. -- Pope Paul VI
Without justice, there can be no peace. -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Peace is built on the foundation of justice. -- Pope Leo XIII
Peace, if possible, but justice at any rate. -- Wendell Phillips
The triumph of justice is the only peace. -- Robert Green Ingersoll
Peace is the product of justice and love. -- Oscar Romero
You can only have lasting peace based on justice. -- Mahatma Gandhi
Please give your life to peace, justice and care. -- Patch Adams
When we all see justice, then we'll all see peace! -- Michael Franti
Peace: the fruit of justice done especially to the Self. -- Alice Walker
Unnecessary bureaucracy hinders creativity, growth, justice and the attainment of peace. -- Widad Akrawi
There is no true peace without fairness , truth , justice and solidarity . -- Pope John Paul II
There is no peace without justice, and no justice without forgiveness. -- Pope John Paul II
Without justice and love, peace will always be a great illusion. -- Hélder Câmara
Without justice and love, peace will always be a great illusion. -- Hélder Câmara
I don't need no peace. I need equal rights and justice. -- Peter Tosh
If you want peace then you must struggle for social justice. -- Chris Hani
Where there is no justice there can be no secure peace. -- Aung San Suu Kyi
Peace can only be secured by justice; never by force of arms. -- William Penn
Peace is not the absence of war but the presence of justice. -- Harrison Ford
There can be no peace without justice and respect for human rights. -- Irene Khan
I am funny, but I'm not about funny... I'm about peace & justice. -- Patch Adams
In order to establish peace, you must have fair justice for everyone. -- Al Sharpton
How is there going to be Peace when there is no Justice? -- Cliff Richard
Parents are not interested in justice, they're interested in peace and quiet. -- Bill Cosby
Peace is not the silence of cemeteries, but the song of social justice. -- Alfred-Maurice de Zayas
It is better to have a war for justice than peace in injustice. -- Charles Peguy
Hostility and hatred are no match for justice; they offer no pathway to peace. -- Barack Obama
Sadat provides an important, insistent voice for continued advancement in peace and social justice. -- Jehan Sadat
The world's people all share the earnest aspiration to have peace, stability, justice and cooperation. -- Tran Duc Luong
True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice. -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
We must establish a new world order based on justice, on equity, and on peace. -- Fidel Castro
War is an invention of the human mind. The human mind can invent peace with justice. -- Norman Cousins
If there is not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government. -- Emiliano Zapata
I am a strong believer that without justice, there is no peace. No lasting peace, anyway. -- Angelina Jolie
Peace is not simply the absence of conflict, but the existence of justice for all people. -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
The essences of all religions speak of peace, compassion, justice and the interconnection of all life. -- Jo Ann Emerson
If you elect me the first Jewish justice of the peace, I'll reduce the speed limits to 54.95! -- Kinky Friedman
Justice, love, truth, peace and harmony, a serene unity with science and the laws of the universe. -- Luther Burbank
I recognize that in some cases it's more important to have freedom and justice than to have peace. -- Pierre Trudeau
No international court can ever substitute for a working national justice system. Or for a society at peace. -- Adam Hochschild
If you want peace, work for justice. If you want justice, defend life. If you want life, embrace truth. -- Pope John Paul II
Much as we don't condone impunity, if pursuit for justice was in conflict with pursuit for peace, peace must prevail. -- Bernard Membe
No truth, no equality. No equality, no justice. No justice, no peace. No peace, no love. No love, only darkness. -- Suzy Kassem
When a society is organized around that which is fitting in each realm, then peace, the fruit of justice, can flourish. -- Leonardo Boff
Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. -- Baruch Spinoza
Democracy is not an end in itself, but a means to achieve the sacred promises of human dignity, justice and peace -- Alfred-Maurice de Zayas
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I am a Doctor, but above all else I consider myself an activist for peace, justice and care for all people. -- Patch Adams
The true path to peace is shared development. If we do not want war to go global, justice must go global -- Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Sometimes there's truth in old cliches. There can be no real peace without justice. And without resistance there will be no justice. -- Arundhati Roy
Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness, consideration and cooperation can finally lead men to the dawn of eternal peace. -- Dwight D. Eisenhower
Stability and peace in our land will not come from the barrel of a gun, because peace without justice is an impossibility. -- Desmond Tutu
The Christian gospel is a summons to peace, calling for justice beyond anger, mercy beyond justice, forgiveness beyond mercy, love beyond forgiveness. -- Wendell Berry
The proper and limited use of government is to invoke a common justice and keep the peace - and that is all. -- Leonard Read
Sinn Fein has demonstrated the ability to play a leadership role as part of a popular movement towards peace, equality and justice. -- Gerry Adams
By acting compassionately, by helping to restore justice and to encourage peace, we are acknowledging that we are all part of one another. -- Ram Dass
There is no great force for change, for peace, for justice and democracy, for inclusive economic growth than a world of empowered women. -- Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
The future of peace and prosperity that we seek for all the world's peoples needs a foundation of tolerance, security, equality and justice. -- Kofi Annan
NO TRUTH, NO LIGHTNo truth, no equality. No equality, no justice. No justice, no peace. No peace, no love. No love, only darkness. -- Suzy Kassem

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