A Quote by Laozi

The most powerful weapon known is the weapon of blessing. Therefore, a clever person relies on it. He wins with peace, not with war.

Laozi

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Laozi
Chinese - Philosopher
604 BC - 531 BC

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Peace is the most powerful weapon of mankind.

Mahatma Gandhi

The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace.

Carlos Santana

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Richard Dawkins

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Peter Hilton

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Joel Fuhrman

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Hurt is a weapon. Better weapon than most because it doesn't look like one.

Deb Caletti

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Ani DiFranco

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Scott Ritter

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Eleanor Roosevelt

business itself is now the most powerful force for change in the world today, richer and faster by far than most governments. And what is it doing with this power? It is using free trade, the most powerful weapon at its disposal, to tighten its grip on the globe.