Peace Mission Movement

Famous quotes containing the words peace, mission and/or movement:

    “If today there is a proper American “sphere of influence” it is this fragile sphere called earth upon which all men live and share a common fate—a sphere where our influence must be for peace and justice.”
    —Hubert H. Humphrey (1911–1978)

    “The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation.”
    —William McKinley (1843–1901)

    “I am haunted by interrupted acts,
    introspective as a leper, enchanted
    by a repulsive clew,
    a gross and fugitive movement of the limbs.
    Is this the love that shook the lights to flame?”
    —Muriel Rukeyser (1913–1980)