"World peace, like community peace, does not..." - Quote by John F Kennedy
World peace, like community peace, does not require that each man love his neighbor - it requires only that they live together with mutual tolerance, submitting their disputes to a just and peaceful settlement.
More by John F Kennedy
“First, what does truth require? It requires us to face the facts as they are, not to involve ourselves in self-deception; to refuse to think merely in slogans. If we are to work for the future of the city, let us deal with the realities as they actually are, not as they might have been, and not as we wish they were.”
“There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.”
“If I don't have a woman every three days or so I get a terrible headache.”
More on World Peace
“Everybody loves to talk about calmness and peace, whether in a family, national, or international context, but without inner peace how can we make real peace? World peace through hatred and force is impossible.”
“If you look at those matters, you will come to the conclusion that the attitude of the United States of America is a threat to world peace.”
“The challenge of statesmanship is to have the vision to dream of a better, safer world and the courage, persistence, and patience to turn that dream into reality.”
More on Tolerance
“Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.”
“My message is always the same: to cultivate and practice love, kindness, compassion and tolerance.”
“Be like a river in generosity and giving help. Be like a sun in tenderness and pity. Be like night when covering other's faults. Be like a dead when furious and angry. Be like earth in modesty and humbleness. Be like a sea in tolerance. Be as you are or as you look like.”