A sign that a peace association is going adrift is its exclusion of other political parties, with whom it could collaborate effectively on most of the problems besetting the cause of peace.

Waging war we understand, but not waging peace, or at any rate less consciously so.

By a great man, however, we mean a man who, because of his spiritual gifts, his character, and other qualities, deserves to be called great and who as a result earns the power to influence others.

Pacifists should stress more and more that it is the rule of law for which they are fighting.

Warfare has been marvelously developed. It will soon be impossible to raise it to further heights.

But I feel convinced, and I venture even to prophesy in this regard, that the time will come when there will also be a minister of peace in the cabinet, seated beside the ministers of war.

There are in most states one or two ministers of war, one of whom is the minister of naval affairs.

Always we must bear in mind that law has to be substituted for power, that care must be taken to serve the interests of law.

The interparliamentary conference should, in my opinion, direct its particular attention to the preparation of the next Hague Conference, the diplomatic conference, the conference of governments.

The last Hague Conference has in the meantime expressed its opinion that a body should be established which could prepare for the work involved more effectively than has hitherto proved possible.

There are those who believe we have need of more literature, of a large international publishing house, of a great peace newspaper, or the like. I am rather skeptical about this idea.

The writer is either a practicing recluse or a delinquent, guilt-ridden one--or both. Usually both.

Swim in the stream of beauty of love to reach the shores of life.

...yet see how elastic our stiff prejudices grow when once love comes to bend them.

Four years in the White House and two presidential campaigns is an awful long time. In politics, every year in the White House is like dog years, six years off your life.

Pets are the world to me. I think they are the most obvious manifestations of divine love that we are going to see this side of eternity.

Nothing is miserable unless you think it so; and on the other hand, nothing brings happiness unless you are content with it.

Calvinism did not spring from Calvin. We believe that it sprang from the great Founder of all truth.

Funny how a wife can spot a blonde hair at twenty yards, yet miss the garage doors.

The lecturer who is full of his subject is usually very slow in emptying himself.

If I get angry, it's obvious. I don't have to say much.