Faith is the bird that sings

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Faith is the bird that sings when the dawn is still dark.

 ~Rabindranath Tagore

I can think of no more stirring symbol

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“I can think of no more stirring symbol of man's humanity to man than a fire engine.”

- Kurt Vonnegut

If we have no peace

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“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.”

- Mother Teresa

Our country is not the only thing

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“Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance It is also owed to justice and to humanity. Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.”

- James Bryce

We look forward to the time when the Power of Love

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“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

All wars are civil wars

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“All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers.”

- Francois Fenelon

True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes

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“True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason.”

- Alfred North Whitehead

The hero dead cannot expire

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“The hero dead cannot expire:
The dead still play their part.”

- Charles Sangster

Courage is not the absence of fear

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“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.”

- Ambrose Redmoon

Peace cannot be achieved through violence

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“Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

In the night of death, hope sees a star

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“In the night of death, hope sees a star, and listening love can hear the rustle of a wing.”

- Robert Ingersoll

God gave burdens

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God gave burdens, also shoulders.  ~Yiddish Proverb

I think there is one higher office

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I think there is one higher office than president and I would call that patriot.  ~Gary Hart