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“There is nothing more precious than a child’s smile in this world. But many children aren’t able to smile now. We must create an environment for them to thrive and smile forever.”
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“Deep down there is the feeling that what we participated in was morally wrong, and can never be looked upon as legitimate. We can make all kinds of excuses, but it can never justify the murder, the savagery and the barbarism that was inflicted on the Vietnamese people under the guise of saving the world from communism.”
― The Soldiers' Story: The Battle at Xa Long Tan Vietnam, 18 August 1966
― The Soldiers' Story: The Battle at Xa Long Tan Vietnam, 18 August 1966
“Vietnam was never a threat to America or Australia, but it was a threat to their perceived interests. For those selfish interests we fought and were maimed and died. It was not for patriotism, and not to save freedom or humanity: it was to save vested interests.”
― The Soldiers' Story: The Battle at Xa Long Tan Vietnam, 18 August 1966
― The Soldiers' Story: The Battle at Xa Long Tan Vietnam, 18 August 1966
“The people we want to see devastated in a war are not ordinary people who are innocent victims of war, but despicable politicians who started this war!”
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“If you take shelter in a cabin in the woods while everyone else is fighting, everyone will call you a coward, not knowing that you are afraid not of dying but of killing, that you are fleeing from the war just to protect your humanity!”
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“I’m scared. I’m scared of the dawn. I’m scared of dusk. I’m scared of anything in between. I’m scared of everything. I’m waiting for peace. Then I know, I won’t be scared of anything.”
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“Peace isn’t
dead and buried.
It is only in a coma.
It will spring to life
again soon.
Very soon”
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dead and buried.
It is only in a coma.
It will spring to life
again soon.
Very soon”
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“Violence takes the edge of life off.
It is that lethal and scary.
Life doesn’t need it.
Life needs peace”
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It is that lethal and scary.
Life doesn’t need it.
Life needs peace”
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“Peace never came. Maybe we’d never wanted it from inside. We need geopolitical drama, we need commotion, we need a divide-and-rule policy, and we need to sell weapons and ammunition. We need profit. Who needs peace?”
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“If a commander can achieve a victory in a war by keeping all his own soldiers alive and without killing the enemy soldiers, that is a real victory! Is such a victory possible? No, it's not possible, that's why there is never victory in war, and if there is, it is only the victory of death!”
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“I wish I could give you a flower and recite a poem for you. But they say you’re comfortable with a gun in your hand, and flowers mean nothing to you. Is it true? Please throw the gun away. Let us hold hands.”
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“When we try to make the world a slightly more peaceful place to be, the world also conspires to bless us with peace.”
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“War is a crime of mass murder; deciding on war is a crime; the war industry is a crime; participating in war is a crime; working in the war industry is a crime; warmongering is a crime; everything related to war is a great crime!”
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“Competition, no matter how friendly, dampens one and brightens the other, tears for one, smiles for the other yet we all want peace, why compete?”
― One Are We: war and peace
― One Are We: war and peace
“Be calm in anger and bear fruits of peace, let war eat from your tree of peace.”
― One Are We: war and peace
― One Are We: war and peace
“You look at the wars in the world and are surprised, but the world has always been like this, always wild, always rude and cruel, never civilized! Why are you surprised when you look at the world that has always been like this? Are you stupid?”
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“Peace is one thing we all want and the thing we all need. But the problem is that we spend lots of time waiting for the war to stop instead of taking steps to end it.”
― Our Nepal, Our Pride
― Our Nepal, Our Pride
“There are big things to worry about and the issues like climate change, hunger, poverty, violence, biodiversity loss, unemployment, racism, and war are not going to be solved easily. But despite their grim predictions, I am hopeful. I am already seeing the light. A rustle of wind in the grass makes me dream.”
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“There has never been a war that did not lead to a graveyard, and anyone who starts something that does lead to a graveyard is the lowest of the low!”
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“There is only one way to be a hero in a war: Not to kill anyone! There is only one way to emerge from a war as a human being: To put down the weapon given to you! This is the only honourable behaviour for both sides fighting each other!”
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“War—whether waged with weapons or tariffs—brings only loss. Civilization thrives on cooperation, not conflict.”
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“Everyone knows how to start a conflict; it's a lesson we're subtly taught everywhere. But how often are we taught to cultivate peace? How often do we truly learn to nurture it?”
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“Don't take sides in a war! If no one takes sides in a war, that war will end immediately! Wars continue because you take sides and support your side!”
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“Each step toward understanding shatters division and builds the unbreakable foundation of peace.”
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“The world bleeds rampantly, yet we refuse to let it drown us. We will begin our journey—a journey toward love, kindness, understanding, and peace.”
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