I cannot accept that to be realistic means to tolerate misery, violence and hate. I do not believe that the hungry man should be treated as subversiv….

It's clear to me that many weapons sales are very short-sighted. The U.S. and other arms-producing countries sell weapons for a variety of reasons, b….

War, and the preparation for war, are the two greatest obstacles to human progress, fostering a vicious cycle of arms buildups, violence and poverty..

For ages the world has been living by the stupidity of an old Roman adage that says if you want peace, prepare for war. As if anything said in ancien….

Peace is a never ending process... It cannot ignore our differences or overlook our common interests. It requires us to work and live together..

I would like to see the U.S. fighting another war, perhaps in addition to that against terror: a war on poverty, illiteracy, disease and environmenta….

I have to believe in the possibility of peace, because the alternative is to accept the inevitability of continual war, and of always living in fear.….

The problem with basing weapons sales on strategic interest is that these interests tend to shift over time, while weapons are durable goods that do ….

It is essential that justice be done, and it is equally vital that justice not be confused with revenge, for the two are wholly different..

Hope is the strongest driving force for a people. Hope which brings about change, which produces new realities, is what opens man's road to freedom..

I am not a pacifist, however I do believe that the U.S. tends to resort to force too quickly. I am not referring only to the current administration; ….

The existence of nuclear weapons presents a clear and present danger to life on Earth..

Hope is the strongest driving force for a people. Hope which brings about change, which produces new realities, is what opens man's road to freedom. ….

The existence of nuclear weapons presents a clear and present danger to life on Earth. Nuclear arms cannot bolster the security of any nation because….

We are calling on countries that supply weapons to comply with certain restrictions: not to sell weapons to human rights abusers, not to sell them to….

How ironic for peacemaking efforts to discover that hatred is stronger for many than love; that the longing to achieve power through military victori….

My country is a country of teachers. It is therefore a country of peace. We discuss our successes and failures in complete freedom. Because our count….

The best way to perpetuate poverty is spending on arms, and poverty itself is a form of violence. The wealthy industrialized countries have been too ….

I am constantly challenged by pessimists who insist that military solutions are the only way to go. This was true in the 1980s, and it is true today.….

Peace is a never-ending process, the work of many decisions by many people in many countries. It is an attitude, a way of life, a way of solving prob….

Action had to be taken in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, but I am very concerned about the current administration's rhetoric and ….