"I believe serious progress (in the abolition..." - Quote by Albert Einstein
I believe serious progress (in the abolition of war) can be achieved only when men become organized on an international scale and refuse, as a body, to enter military or war service.
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“I was very pleased with your kind letter. Until now I never dreamed of being something like a hero. But since you've given me the nomination I feel that I am one.”
“A country cannot simultaneously prepare and prevent war.”
“The only way to escape the corruptible effect of praise is to go on working.”
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“Forget, forgive; conclude, and be agreed.”
“In olden times when there was a war, it was a human-to-human confrontation. The victor in battle would directly see the blood and suffering of the defeated enemy. Nowadays, it is much more terrifying because a person in an office can push a button and kill millions of people and never see the human tragedy that he or she has created. The mechanization of war, the mechanization of human conflict, poses an increasing threat to peace.”
“Carrying a grudge is difficult work that brings nothing of value. Forgive, and be free.”
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“The majority of South Africans, black and white, recognize that apartheid has no future. It has to be ended by our own decisive mass action in order to build peace and security. The mass campaign of defiance and other actions of our organization and people can only culminate in the establishment of democracy.”
“We black people, as a whole, are at war we'll say with the white power structure. Not physically, but we have definite protests to win the battle.”
“If I kept my mouth shut, because I can make millions, that isn't doing nothing.”