"The old cathedrals are good, but the great blue dome that hangs over everything is better." ― Thomas Carlyle Topic(s): Peace Tags: cathedrals More From Thomas Carlyle "In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government." "I’ve got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." "The eye sees what it brings the power to see." More In Peace "Even peace may be purchased at too high a price."― Benjamin Franklin "Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people."― Jawaharlal Nehru "Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism but peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice: all the rest being brought about by the natural course of things."― Adam Smith