"Peace is the happy natural state of man; war is corruption and disgrace." ― James Thomson Topic(s): Peace More From James Thomson "I know no subject more elevating, more amazing, more ready to the poetical enthusiasm, the philosophical reflection, and the moral sentiment than the works of nature. Where can we meet such variety, such beauty, such magnificence?" "But who can paint like Nature? Can imagination boast, amid its gay creation, hues like hers?" "That which makes people dissatisfied with their condition, is the chimerical idea they form of the happiness of others." More In Peace "The way of peace is the way of love. Love is the greatest power on earth. It conquers all things."― Peace Pilgrim "Some people suggest that the problem is the separation of powers. If you had a parliamentary system, the struggle for power would not result in such complex peace treaties that empower so many different people to pursue so many contradictory aims."― James Q. Wilson "I was opposed to World War II, and indeed on June 22, 1941 when Hitler invaded the Soviet Union I suddenly found myself the lone supporter of peace since everybody else had, because of their communist beliefs, shifted over to become supporters of the war."― Douglass North