Peace and righteousness

Teddy Roosevelt
26th President of the
United States of America
1901-1909

Nobel Peace Prize - 1906





"We must ever bear in mind that the great end in view is righteousness, justice as between man and man, nation and nation, the chance to lead our lives on a somewhat higher level, with a broader spirit of brotherly goodwill one for another. Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy."

Teddy Roosevelt
Nobel Peace Price Lecture - May 5, 1910

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1906/roosevelt-lecture.html

I am thankful that there is a Nobel Peace Prize awarded to people who are working for peace in our world. It is a worthwhile goal to strive for; for all mankind to be able to live in peace.

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