Peace is the absence of war, but governments kill more people in peacetime than in wartime. We should be looking to reduce human slaughter, not just "peace".
Below are selected quotes from http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/welcome.html:
"Nearly 170 million people probably have been murdered by governments in the 20th Century, 1900-1987; over four times those killed in combat in all international and domestic wars during the same years."
"In sum the communist probably have murdered something like 110,000,000, or near two-thirds of all those killed by all governments, quasi-governments, and guerrillas from 1900 to 1987."
"In no case (since 1816) has there been a war involving violent military action between stable democracies..." "...Indeed, we have here a general principle that is gaining acceptance among students of international relations and war. That is that democracies don't make war on each other. To this I would add that the less democratic two states the more likely that they will fight each other."
governments do kill, but they kill those that have no way to defend themselves. those with the biceps and guns force peace. that is the only real peace, when those that would harm you don't dare to do so because of your STRENGTH.