Who said "Peace is not the absence of war, but the presence of justice"? I've looked it up, but one site I found said it was Martin Luther King, and another site said it was Albert Einstein. Which one was it? (Or was it somebody else?)
2006-06-20 15:02:52 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) Nobel Prize 1964,Leader of "Southern Christian Leadership Conference" said:
"'Peace is not the absence of war but the presence of justice': during The National Council of Churches' in reaction and response to the Vietnam War, 1965-1972
2006-06-20 15:24:54 · answer #1 · answered by rivers_of_life 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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Who said "Peace is not the absence of war, but the presence of justice"? I've looked it up, but one site I found said it was Martin Luther King, and another site said it was Albert Einstein. Which one was it? (Or was it somebody else?)
2015-08-16 22:39:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jane Addams
2014-02-22 16:28:25 · answer #3 · answered by JUL724 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Albert Einstein:
"Peace is not merely the absence of war but the presence of justice, of law, of order - in short, of government." - Albert Einstein
2006-06-20 15:09:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peace is not the absence of war. Peace is a positive condition—the rule of law.
—Dorothy Thompson, 1938
hope that helps...not the exact wording, but the exact thought...
2006-06-20 16:02:04 · answer #5 · answered by sparkalittlefire 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would be Rumsfeld and Chertoff, and we are all going to experience it, just to be sure that this quote is not so pleasant....
2006-06-20 15:10:31 · answer #6 · answered by Oleg B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
“Peace is not the absence of war but the presence of justice.” is quoted by harrison ford,
2006-06-20 15:09:14 · answer #7 · answered by Arnie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spinoza.
2014-05-27 08:28:31 · answer #8 · answered by Katie Shellman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
“Peace is not merely the absence of war but the presence of justice, of law, of order--in short, of government.” -Albert Einstein
2006-06-20 17:08:59 · answer #9 · answered by fscape444 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that was Martin Luther...
2006-06-20 15:08:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋