“Peace is not only the absence of conflicts, but the peaceful resolution of differences between peoples and the dynamics of an international social order based on law and justice.”
“Peace is not just disarmament. It’s not even an end in itself. This is one of the elements of the process of seeking more stable security, aimed at building mutual relations based on loyalty, more intensive dialogue, cooperation and greater trust.”
“To be a peacemaker means to reject all forms of terrorism. It means doing everything to avoid the madness of wars. It is also the courage not to let an unjust aggressor enslave our brothers. Peace should not be achieved at all costs”
John Paul II: Speech to the Diplomatic Corps, January 9, 1988; Ibid.; Speech to young people, Strasbourg, October 8, 1988
