“Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.”

“Preventing war is the work of politicians, establishing peace is the work of educationists.”

“He thinks Goliath can end the war," Alek managed at last. "The man wants peace!" "As do we all," Count Volger said. "But there are many ways to end a war. Some are more peaceful than others.”

“You can never make peace with grief, sweetie. You just work out a way to live with the war grief wages in your heart.”

“The professed object of war generally is to preserve liberty and produce a lasting peace: but war never did and never will preserve liberty and produce a lasting peace, for it is a divine decree that all nations who take the sword shall perish with the sword. War is no more adapted to preserve liberty and produce a lasting peace than midnight darkness is to produce noonday light.”

“Get all the education you can then go out and do something - do anything.”