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- People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
- George Orwell (1903 - 1950), (attributed)
- As Americans, we want peace -- we work and sacrifice for peace. But there can be no peace if our security depends on the will and whims of a ruthless and aggressive dictator. I'm not willing to stake one American life on trusting Saddam Hussein.
- George W. Bush (1946 - ), October 7, 2002
- American foreign policy must be more than the management of crisis. It must have a great and guiding goal: to turn this time of American influence into generations of democratic peace.
- George W. Bush (1946 - ), speech, November 19, 1999
- The peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. With a simple oath, we affirm old traditions and make new beginnings.
- George W. Bush (1946 - ), Inaugural address, 2001
- We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace. We know that oppressive governments support terror, while free governments fight the terrorists in their midst. We know that free peoples embrace progress and life, instead of becoming the recruits for murderous ideologies.
- George W. Bush (1946 - ), Speech to UN General Assembly, September 21, 2004
- For too long, many nations, including my own, tolerated, even excused, oppression in the Middle East in the name of stability. Oppression became common, but stability never arrived. We must take a different approach. We must help the reformers of the Middle East as they work for freedom, and strive to build a community of peaceful, democratic nations.
- George W. Bush (1946 - ), Speech to UN General Assembly, September 21, 2004
- A harvest of peace is produced from a seed of contentment.
- American Proverb
- A man of character in peace is a man of courage in war.
- Sir James Glover
- Bravery never goes out of fashion.
- William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 - 1863)
- Attacking is the only secret. Dare and the world always yields; or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and it will succumb.
- William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 - 1863)
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