They have not wanted Peace at all; they have wanted to be spared war -- as though the absence of war was the same as peace. -Dorothy Thompson

 

They have not wanted Peace at all; they have wanted to be spared war -- as though the absence of war was the same as peace.


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This quote is just one of 9 total Dorothy Thompson quotes in our collection. Dorothy Thompson is known for saying 'They have not wanted Peace at all; they have wanted to be spared war -- as though the absence of war was the same as peace.' as well as some of the following quotes.

They have not wanted Peace at all; they have wanted to be spared war -- as though the absence of war was the same as peace.

Dorothy Thompson

Peace has to be created, in order to be maintained. It is the product of Faith, Strength, Energy, Will, Sympathy, Justice, Imagination, and the triumph of principle. It will never be achieved by passivity and quietism.

Dorothy Thompson

There is nothing to fear except the persistent refusal to find out the truth, the persistent refusal to analyze the causes of happenings.

Dorothy Thompson

Courage is nothing less than the power to overcome danger, misfortune, fear, injustice, while continuing to affirm inwardly that life with all its sorrows is good; that everything is meaningful even if in a sense beyond our understanding; and that th.

Dorothy Thompson

Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict - alternatives to passive or aggressive responses, alternatives to violence.

Dorothy Thompson