For peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from the force of character. — Baruch Spinoza. Portuguese-Dutch philosopher (1632–1677) Peace
I saw that all things I feared, and which feared me, had nothing good or bad in them save insofar as the mind was affected by them.
Be not astonished at new ideas; for it is well known to you that a thing does not therefore cease to be true because it is not accepted by many.
Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.
If men were born free, they would, so long as they remained free, form no conception of good and evil.