Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes

Ultimately, peace depends on compromise.

Peace comes through dealing with people. Peace doesn't come at the end of a bayonet or the end of a gun.

You don't get unity by ignoring the questions that have to be faced.

Now the question is, how can we make our two peoples, both of whom love peace, come closer together.

We must reject the easy impulses of bitterness and rancor and embrace the difficult work, but the important work, the vital work of finding a path forward together.

I like to be a peacekeeper, and I just don't believe in stirring up conflict.

Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it.

Can we all get along?

Good wishes alone will not ensure peace.

When people are divided, the only solution is agreement.

One can go to war alone, but you can't build peace alone.

Peace is more important than all justice; and peace was not made for the sake of justice, but justice for the sake of peace.

Peace and not war is the father of all things.

Societies can easily talk themselves into conflict and misery. But they can also talk, and act, their way out.

I will end the history of division and conflict through reconciliation and fairness.

Some people put up a peace sign with one hand. Some people put up the middle finger instead. I use two hands and put up both.

I could start a war in 30 seconds. But some countries spend 100 years trying to find peace. Just like good manners, peace has to be learned.

The best way to avoid warfare is if no one shows up.

I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace.

Hopefully, we can build bridges, but we also have to draw lines.

The loudest voices we hear are those who advocate conflict, divisiveness.

Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness, consideration and cooperation can finally lead men to the dawn of eternal peace.

I would prefer things to be peaceful and not have conflict.

We're not losing the peace.

It's better to have a dialogue with your enemies than not.