Paul VI Blood can no longer be shed. Mothers watching television will not tolerate seeing their sons' blood being spilled in front of their very eyes. The civilian population will no longer be content with a diplomatic peace. The culture of peace is an economic and intellectual dialogue between peoples. War claims a dreadful price.
Peace can bear fruit.
Peres, Nobel Peace Laureate 1994, Israeli political leader Peace is not just absence of war, and non-violence is not just the absence of violence. Non-violence and peace are very much dependent on the practice of active compassion. Violence and non- violence cannot be distinguished from external factors alone. The real test of compassion is our correct motivation and how we conduct ourselves in daily life and not what we merely say or do physically. What is true of individuals is true of nations.