Barack Obama Quotes

[Peace] cannot be honorable or secure, if the sovereign betrays a pusillanimous aversion to war.

We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom. And now, as in no other age, we seek it because we have been warned, by the power of modern weapons, that peace may be the only climate possible for human life itself.

We want peace with all our hearts. But peace cannot be achieved through weakness.

There are times for making war and times for making peace.

We believe that peace is at hand.

Everybody wants peace. That's a truism. There is no point in accomplishing through war what you can accomplish through peace.

No more wars, no more bloodshed, and no more threats.

I have desired as sincerely as any man—I sometimes think more than any other man—that our present difficulties might be settled without the shedding of blood.

Peace is not everything, but without peace, everything is nothing.

I have been apt to think that there has never been, nor ever will be, any such thing as a good war, or a bad peace.

While we shall never weary in the defense of freedom, neither shall we ever abandon the pursuit of peace.

I believe that for peace a man may, even should, do everything in his power. Nothing in this world could rank higher than peace.

Peace is our goal but preparedness is the price we must pay.

War is never a lasting solution for any problem.

A war can perhaps be won single-handedly. But peace - lasting peace - cannot be secured without the support of all.

The mere absence of war is not peace.

It is our belief that nations should embrace dialogue and peaceful settlement of disputes instead of rushing to arms, for suffering and bloodshed will ensue.

There is no alternative to peace. There is no sense to go to war.

We will remain steady. We will pursue every avenue in the search for peace and stability.

Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding. You cannot subjugate a nation forcibly unless you wipe out every man, woman, and child. Unless you wish to use such drastic measures, you must find a way of settling your disputes without resort to arms.

If peace is equated simply with the absence of war, it can become abject pacifism that turns the world over to the most ruthless.

Peace is not passive, it is active. Peace is not appeasement, it is strength. Peace does not 'happen,' it requires work.

War destroys, kills, impoverishes. Lord, give us your peace!