The things that mankind has tested and found right make for harmony and progress - or peace; and the things it has found wrong hinder progress and make for discord. The right things lead to rational behavior - such as the substitution of reason for force - and so to freedom. The wrong things lead to brute force and slavery. But the peace I describe is not passive. It must be won. Real peace comes from struggle that involves such things as effort, discipline, enthusiasm. This is also the way to strength. An inactive peace may lead to sensuality and flabbiness, which are discordant. It is often necessary to fight to lessen discord. This is the paradox. ~ Ch. 6

The human race, my intuition tells me, is not outside the cosmic process and is not an accident. It is as much a part of the universe as the trees, the mountai…

When a man achieves a fair measure of harmony within himself and his family circle, he achieves peace; and a nation made up of such individuals and groups is a…

If I had never seen a watch and should see one for the first time, I should be sure its hands were moving according to some plan and not at random. Nor does it…

Entre los Individuos, como entre Las Naciones, El respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz.

Accordingly, death is a harbor of peace for the just, but is believed a shipwreck for the wicked.

Where there is oppression, it will always be challenged by those of us who will challenge it with greater intensity, you know? So that's why I don't believe th…