Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.

To be honest, one must be inconsistent.

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.

If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.

The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.

Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.

Everything should be as simple as it is, but not simpler.

A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.

Rats and roaches live by competition under the laws of supply and demand; it is the privilege of human beings to live under the laws of justice and mercy.

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I'm a human being, first and foremost, and as such I'm for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.

The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head.

Truth suffers from too much analysis.

Comfort is no test of truth. Truth is often far from being comfortable.

Man is always prey to his truths. Once he has admitted them, he cannot free himself from them.

The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism.

Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.

Lies run sprints, but the truth runs marathons.

To love truth for truth's sake is the principal part of human perfection in this world, and the seed-plot of all other virtues.

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

Do not be afraid to take a chance on peace, to teach peace, to live peace...Peace will be the last word of history.