Jeannette Rankin Quotes

We can prevent fighting by limiting weapons or finding nonviolent ways to end disputes.

Civilization, to be worthy of the name, must afford other methods of settling human differences than those of blood letting.

The best way to solve problems and to fight against war is through dialogue.

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

When will mankind be convinced and agree to settle their difficulties by arbitration?

My policy is trust—peace, and to put aside the bayonet

The alternative is not war or doing nothing. Whoever rejects war is not doomed to appeasement.

There is no such thing as a conflict that cannot be ended.

One should not maintain a dispute.

When somebody says, 'Oh, Buffy, you're such a warrior for peace', I stop them and say, 'No, I'm not really a warrior for peace. What I promote is alternative conflict resolution'.

War is never a lasting solution for any problem.

If you aren't please tell me how you are going to not have a war.

To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war.

I think war is based in greed and there are huge karmic retributions that will follow. I think war is never the answer to solving any problems. The best way to solve problems is to not have enemies.

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

My position has always been, along with many other people, that any differences be resolved in a nonviolent way.

You don't kill your way to peace.

We tried war, we tried aggression, we tried intervention. None of it works. Why don't we try peace, as a science of human relations, not as some vague notion - as everyday work.

Peace is not the absence of conflict. It is the ability to cope with conflict by peaceful means.

Peace will never be won if men reserve for war their greatest efforts.

But the real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed; peace is preferable to war in almost every contingency. Arbitration is the true method of settlement of international as well as local or individual differences.

Peace hath her victories no less renowned than war.

There is never a military solution to any problem.

Though peace be made, yet it's interest that keep peace.