Albert Einstein Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding."

by:	Albert Einstein (1879-1955) Physicist and Professor, Nobel Prize 1921
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"Understanding" that aggression will be met with superior fire power. That's the reality. -- J Carlton, Calgary
J Carlton, exactly right. -- jim k, Austin, Tx
I don't understand this quote... let's have a war! -- Matthew, Peoples Republik of Kalifornia
(-; Mathew ;-) I like it. -- Mike, Norwalk
I think this says a lot: "Of the four wars in my lifetime none came about because the U.S. was too strong." - Ronald Reagan -- SCSURFR, La Mirada
As long as someone is holding power over another, there cannot be peace. Don't confuse submission with peace. SCSURFR has a point -- as long as there is concentrated power in the hands of those that seek dominion over others, there cannot be peace. As Jefferson said, I prefer dangerous liberty to a peaceful slavery. Understanding that we live in a world in which we must defend ourselves against predators can keep those predators at bay (and thus live peacefully); however, to think that one day there will be no more predators is a Utopian dream. -- E Archer, NYC