“ Misunderstanding arising from ignorance breeds fear, and fear remains the greatest enemy of peace. Lester B. Pearson
“ I cannot think of anything more difficult than to say something which would be worthy of this impressive and, for me, memorable occasion, and of the ideals and purposes which inspired the Nobel Peace… Lester B. Pearson
“ The grim fact is that we prepare for war like precocious giants, and for peace like retarded pygmies. Lester B. Pearson
“ The choice, however, is as clear now for nations as it was once for the individual: peace or extinction. Lester B. Pearson
“ Until the last great war, a general expectation of material improvement was an idea peculiar to Western man. Now war and its aftermath have made economic and social progress a political imperative in… Lester B. Pearson
“ Today the predatory state, or the predatory group of states, with power of total destruction, is no more to be tolerated than the predatory individual. Lester B. Pearson
“ Today continuing poverty and distress are a deeper and more important cause of international tensions, of the conditions that can produce war, than previously. Lester B. Pearson
“ I am grateful for the opportunities I have been given to participate in that work as a representative of my country, Canada, whose people have, I think, shown their devotion to peace. Lester B. Pearson
“ True there has been more talk of peace since 1945 than, I should think, at any other time in history. At least we hear more and read more about it because man's words, for good or ill, can now so easi… Lester B. Pearson
“ But while we all pray for peace, we do not always, as free citizens, support the policies that make for peace or reject those which do not. We want our own kind of peace, brought about in our own way. Lester B. Pearson
“ And I have lived since - as you have - in a period of cold war, during which we have ensured by our achievements in the science and technology of destruction that a third act in this tragedy of war wi… Lester B. Pearson
“ It would be especially tragic if the people who most cherish ideals of peace, who are most anxious for political cooperation on a wider than national scale, made the mistake of underestimating the pac… Lester B. Pearson
“ Of all our dreams today there is none more important - or so hard to realise - than that of peace in the world. May we never lose our faith in it or our resolve to do everything that can be done to co… Lester B. Pearson
“ The stark and inescapable fact is that today we cannot defend our society by war since total war is total destruction, and if war is used as an instrument of policy, eventually we will have total war. Lester B. Pearson
“ As for the promotion of peace congresses we have had our meetings and assemblies, but the promotion through them of the determined and effective will to peace displaying itself in action and policy re… Lester B. Pearson
