you cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiatives and independence.

Am Inot destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.

In loving, you lean on some one to hold him up.

Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

Truthsprings from argument amongst friends.

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.

True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.

Anounce of mediation is worth a pound of arbitration and a ton of litigation!

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.