I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that

the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.
-Martin Luther King, Jr.

When the power of love overcomes

the love of power the world will know peace.

-Jimi Hendrix

 The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace.

-Carlos Santana

Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one.
-John Lennon

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.

-Mother Teresa

It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it. -Eleanor Roosevelt

It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war. -John F. Kennedy

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner. -Nelson Mandela

Yes, we love peace, but we are not willing to take wounds for it, as we are for war. -John Holmes

I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war.
-Albert Einstein