"Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means." ― Ronald Reagan Topic(s): Peace Tags: absence, peace More From Ronald Reagan "No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we’ll ever see on this earth!" "Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse." "Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book." More In Peace "I hope that the German people will never again make the mistake of believing that because the American people are peace-loving, they will sit back hoping for peace if any nation uses force or the threat of force to acquire dominion over other peoples and other governments."― James F. Byrnes "They want to derail peace because they want to plunge Northern Ireland back into armed conflict."― Peter Mandelson "But now Americans, they felt a sense of peace and protection because they’ve been separated by so many thousands of miles of ocean. And you know, the fact that it’s come to the U.S. like this is so sad, and yet you know, what can you do? It’s here."― Patty Hearst