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1 posted on 04/23/2012 7:48:25 AM PDT by Shout Bits

To: Shout Bits

>The natural state of mankind is aggression, theft, war, and rule by force alone.

Only the dead have seen the end of war. — George Santayana

Peace is not the absence of war, but the presence of justice. — Possibly Harrison Ford or MLK

2 posted on 04/23/2012 8:02:07 AM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)

To: Shout Bits

"...a series of Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags..."

Those are an innovative efficiency.

3 posted on 04/23/2012 8:16:04 AM PDT by Paladin2

To: Shout Bits

“People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.”

Attributed to George Orwell, though his authorship debated.

Regardless of who said it, I think it is indisputable.

4 posted on 04/23/2012 8:28:33 AM PDT by Sherman Logan

To: Shout Bits

Peace is the opposite of pornography - you know it when you don't have it.

8 posted on 04/23/2012 11:10:34 AM PDT by Talisker (He who commands, must obey.)

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