George W. Bush Quotes

Some may seek revenge, but this is not our policy.

Gandhi was right: if we all live by 'an eye for an eye' the whole world will be blind. The only way out is forgiveness.

Peace does not include a vendetta; there will be neither winners nor losers.

War is not the answer, because only love can conquer hate.

Force may subdue, but love gains, and he that forgives first wins the laurel.

Instead of a man of peace and love, I have become a man of violence and revenge.

Lord, Bless our enemies; have mercy upon them, may they turn their course and let us alone, and let us live in peace at our homes in our own native land.

Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.

Another way that you love your enemy is this: When the opportunity presents itself for you to defeat your enemy, that is the time which you must not do it.

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love.

Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased. This is a law eternal.

We do not celebrate the death of our enemies.

There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.

I choose not to give energy to the emotions of revenge, hatred or the desire to subjugate.

The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions.

I do not even hate the Talib who shot me. Even if there was a gun in my hand and he stands in front of me, I would not shoot him.

In the grave should be buried the prejudices and passions born of conflict. Charity should hold the scales in which are weighed the deeds of men.

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.

The quest for peace begins in the home, in the school and in the workplace.

May we not succumb to thoughts of violence and revenge today, but rather to thoughts of mercy and compassion. We are to love our enemies that they might be returned to their right minds.

Democracies that have achieved military victory ought to refrain from seeking revenge.

We are destined to live together, on the same soil in the same land. We, the soldiers who have returned from battle stained with blood, we who have seen our relatives and friends killed before our eyes, we who have attended their funerals and cannot look into the eyes of their parents, we who have come from a land where parents bury their children, we who have fought against you, the Palestinians We say to you today in a loud and clear voice: Enough of blood and tears. Enough. We have no desire for revenge. We harbor no hatred towards you. We, like you, are people who want to build a home, to plant a tree, to love, live side by side with you in dignity, in empathy, as human beings, as free men. We are today giving peace a chance and again saying to you in a clear voice: Enough.

Forgiveness is better than revenge

Love your enemies.

I don’t hate anyone including my enemies.