Radical pacifist A.J. Muste quotes

“Once a reporter asked him, "Do you really think you are going to change the policies of this country by standing out here alone at night in front of the White House with a candle?" A.J. Muste replied softly: "Oh I don't do this to change the country. I do this so the country won't change me.” ― A.J. Muste 28 likes Like “The problem after a war is with the victor. He thinks he has just proved that war and violence pay. Who will now teach him a lesson?” ― A. J. Muste 13 likes Like “There is no way to peace, peace is the way.” ― A.J. Muste tags: inspirational-definitely11 likes Like “No Big Power in all history ever thought of itself as an aggressor. That is still true today.” ― A.J. Muste, What Would Pacifists Have Done About Hitler? A Discussion Of War, Dictators And Pacifism tags: aggression, historical, history, militarism, military-history, offense, war8 likes Like “We cannot have peace if we are only concerned with peace. War is not an accident. It is the logical outcome of a certain way of life. If we want to attack war, we have to attack that way of life.” ― A. J. Muste