2 Quotes

The "Peace" that prevails today is the peace of fear and the peace of preperation. Ignoring the sincere advise of men of wisdom, the great nations of the world are intent upon the demonstration of their destructive strength. That way lies war, not peace.

Swami Sivananda



Society was divided into warring camps, suspicious of one another. Where no obligation was held binding, nothing could heal the conflict, and since security was only to be found in the assumption that nothing was secure, everyone took steps to preserve himself and no one would trust his neighbor.

Thucydides