Former South African President Nelson Mandela.
The day was established in 1981 by the United Nations General Assembly and in 2001, the General Assembly voted to designate the day as a period of non-violence and ceasefire. To mark the day, here's 15 famous quotes about peace.
1. "Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures." - John F. Kennedy
2. "If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner." - Nelson Mandela
3. "Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding." - Albert Einstein
4. "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
5. "If the human race wishes to have a prolonged and indefinite period of material prosperity, they have only got to behave in a peaceful and helpful way toward one another." - Winston Churchill
6. "There is a higher court than courts of justice, and that is the court of conscience. It supersedes all other courts." - Mahatma Gandhi
7. "Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without." - Buddha
8. "If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other." - Mother Teresa
9. "We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace." - William Ewart Gladstone
10. "Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one" - John Lennon
11. "I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and peace" - Muhammad Ali
12. "If you want peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies." - Desmond Tutu
13. "An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind." - Mahatma Gandhi
14. "Democracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism." - Benazir Bhutto
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