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Baruch Spinoza·1677

Peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from force of character.

Vegetius·390 AD

If you want peace, prepare for war.

Mahatma Gandhi·1925

There is no principle worth the name if it is not wholly good. I swear by non-violence because I know that it alone conduces to the highest good of mankind, not merely in the next world, but in this also. I object to violence because, when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary, the evil it does is permanent.