If we have not peace within ourselves it is in vain to seek it from outward sources.

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

In every society in human history including the United States those in power seek to imbue themselves with the attributes of religion and patriotism as a way of getting greater support for their policy and insulating themselves from any criticism.

There are those who wrap themselves in flags and blow the tinny trumpet of patriotism as a means of fooling the people.

While not impossible it is especially challenging for teenage parents to develop bonds with their children. A high percent of them were themselves children of teenage parents and have never experienced appropriate parenting.

Natural science does not simply describe and explain nature it is part of the interplay between nature and ourselves.

We can't blame children for occupying themselves with Facebook rather than playing in the mud. Our society doesn't put a priority on connecting with nature. In fact too often we tell them it's dirty and dangerous.

It's incredible how nature sets females up to take care of people and yet it is tricky for them to take care of themselves.