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Political reconciliation7 quotes
I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low; the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight; and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. — Martin Luther King, Jr. · 1963I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. — Martin Luther King, Jr. · 1963To make peace with an enemy one must work with that enemy, and that enemy becomes one's partner. — Nelson Mandela · 1995True reconciliation does not consist in merely forgetting the past. — Nelson Mandela · 1996The war is over-the rebels are our countrymen again. — Ulysses S. Grant · 1865Yet in all our rejoicing let us neither express, nor cherish, any harsh feeling towards any citizen who, by his vote, has differed with us. Let us at all times remember that all American citizens are brothers of a common country, and should dwell together in the bonds of fraternal feeling. — Abraham Lincoln · 1860All 7 quotes →Politics2 quotes
Yet in all our rejoicing let us neither express, nor cherish, any harsh feeling towards any citizen who, by his vote, has differed with us. Let us at all times remember that all American citizens are brothers of a common country, and should dwell together in the bonds of fraternal feeling. — Abraham Lincoln · 1860We are ready for the dialogue. — Lech Walesa · 1983American Civil War1 quote
The war is over-the rebels are our countrymen again. — Ulysses S. Grant · 1865American politics1 quote
The war is over-the rebels are our countrymen again. — Ulysses S. Grant · 1865Conflict resolution1 quote
We are ready for the dialogue. — Lech Walesa · 1983Elections1 quote
Yet in all our rejoicing let us neither express, nor cherish, any harsh feeling towards any citizen who, by his vote, has differed with us. Let us at all times remember that all American citizens are brothers of a common country, and should dwell together in the bonds of fraternal feeling. — Abraham Lincoln · 1860Enemies1 quote
To make peace with an enemy one must work with that enemy, and that enemy becomes one's partner. — Nelson Mandela · 1995Forgiveness1 quote
True reconciliation does not consist in merely forgetting the past. — Nelson Mandela · 1996Peace1 quote
To make peace with an enemy one must work with that enemy, and that enemy becomes one's partner. — Nelson Mandela · 1995Political polarization1 quote
Yet in all our rejoicing let us neither express, nor cherish, any harsh feeling towards any citizen who, by his vote, has differed with us. Let us at all times remember that all American citizens are brothers of a common country, and should dwell together in the bonds of fraternal feeling. — Abraham Lincoln · 1860Progress1 quote
I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low; the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight; and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. — Martin Luther King, Jr. · 1963Racial equality1 quote
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. — Martin Luther King, Jr. · 1963