Quotes related to Psalm 34:14
Let us ever remember that our interest is in concord, not in conflict; and that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace, not those of war.
— William McKinley
Chamberlain's visit to Hitler today may bring things to a head or may result in a temporary postponement of what looks to me likean inevitable conflict within the next five years.
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
I have little faith in the theory that organized killing is the best prelude to peace.
— Ellen Glasgow
A just war is in the long run far better for a man's soul than the most prosperous peace.
— Theodore Roosevelt
Sixteen hours ago an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima. . . . The force from which the sun draws its power has been loosed against those who brought war to the Far East.
— Harry S. Truman
I still believe that one day mankind will bow before the altars of God and be crowned triumphant over war and bloodshed, and nonviolent redemptive goodwill will proclaim the rule of the land.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
I don't know of any army that does more than an Israeli army does to avoid civilian casualties. But incidental and unintended casualties accompany every war.
— Benjamin Netanyahu
We must see that peace represents a sweeter music, a cosmic melody, that is far superior to the discords of war.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
If war is ever lawful, then peace is sometimes sinful.
— CS Lewis
War destroys, kills, impoverishes. Lord, give us your peace!
— Pope Francis
It is a principle incorporated into the settled policy of America, that as peace is better than war, war is better than tribute.
— James Madison
The notion that disarmament can put a stop to war is contradicted by the nearest dogfight.
— George Bernard Shaw