To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace. George Washington
Peace is that state in which fear of any kind is unknown. John Buchan (Lord Tweedsmuir)
Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men. Herbert Hoover
One path alone leads to a life of peace: The path of virtue. Juvenal
Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms. Andrew Jackson
Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. Baruch Spinoza
As peace is of all goodness, so war is an emblem, a hieroglyphic, of all misery. John Donne
You cannot find peace by avoiding life. Virginia Woolf