Society, Justice & Peace: Peace Quotes

Discover thoughtful peace quotes that explore reconciliation, empathy, and shared responsibility in society. Drawing from diverse voices and eras, these selections reflect on justice, nonviolence, and the patience needed to resolve conflict. Use them for reflection, study, or to spark calm dialogue in communities, classrooms, and everyday life. Short, memorable lines are paired with themes that encourage restorative thinking and cooperative action.

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"Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime"

Victor Hugo, Author

Victor Hugo

"The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism"

Karl Marx, Philosopher

Karl Marx

"I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war"

Albert Einstein, Physicist

Albert Einstein

"You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist"

Indira Gandhi, Statesman

Indira Gandhi

"Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means"

Ronald Reagan, President

Ronald Reagan

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that"

Martin Luther King Jr., Minister

Martin Luther King Jr.

"That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing"

Martin Luther King Jr., Minister

Martin Luther King Jr.

"Violence is a tool of the ignorant"

Flip Wilson, Comedian

"Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity"

George Carlin, Comedian

George Carlin

"I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace"

Thomas Paine, Writer

Thomas Paine

"The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of all kinds"

Dalai Lama, Leader

Dalai Lama

"Asia is rich in people, rich in culture and rich in resources. It is also rich in trouble"

Hubert H. Humphrey, Politician

Hubert H. Humphrey

"You don't make peace with friends. You make it with very unsavory enemies"

Yitzhak Rabin, Statesman

"Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding"

Albert Einstein, Physicist

Albert Einstein

"If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace"

Franklin D. Roosevelt, President

Franklin D. Roosevelt

"Communism is a hateful thing, and a menace to peace and organized government"

Grover Cleveland, President

Grover Cleveland

"For peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice"

Baruch Spinoza, Philosopher

Baruch Spinoza

"The European Union is the world's most successful invention for advancing peace"

John Bruton, Politician

John Bruton

"The ballot is stronger than the bullet"

Abraham Lincoln, President

Abraham Lincoln

"An unjust peace is better than a just war"

Cicero, Philosopher

Cicero

"An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind"

Mahatma Gandhi, Leader

Mahatma Gandhi

"We build too many walls and not enough bridges"

Isaac Newton, Mathematician

Isaac Newton

"Democracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism"

Benazir Bhutto, Leader

Benazir Bhutto

"We love peace, but not peace at any price"

Douglas William Jerrold, Dramatist

Douglas William Jerrold

"The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace"

Carlos Santana, Musician

"Peace is liberty in tranquillity"

Cicero, Philosopher

Cicero

"Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal"

Martin Luther King Jr., Minister

Martin Luther King Jr.

"Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man"

Mahatma Gandhi, Leader

Mahatma Gandhi

"The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker"

Richard M. Nixon, President

Richard M. Nixon

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace"

Jimi Hendrix, Musician

Jimi Hendrix

"I hope to stay unemployed as a war photographer till the end of my life"

Robert Capa, Photographer

Robert Capa

"Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people"

Jawaharlal Nehru, Leader

Jawaharlal Nehru

"Remember, each one of us has the power to change the world. Just start thinking peace, and the message will spread quicker than you think"

Yoko Ono, Artist

Yoko Ono

"Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding"

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher

Ralph Waldo Emerson

"In plain words: now that Britain has told the world that she has the H-Bomb she should announce as early as possible that she has done with it, that she proposes to reject in all circumstances nuclear warfare"

J.B. Priestley, Writer

J.B. Priestley

"The future of Indo-Pak cricket will depend on how the peace process goes"

Imran Khan, Politician

Imran Khan

"If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner"

Nelson Mandela, Statesman

Nelson Mandela

"Peace is rarely denied to the peaceful"

Friedrich Schiller, Dramatist

Friedrich Schiller

"A merely fallen enemy may rise again, but the reconciled one is truly vanquished"

Friedrich Schiller, Dramatist

Friedrich Schiller

"Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves"

William Hazlitt, Critic

William Hazlitt

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